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Bratislava - first settlement in Stone Age, Celtic Oppidum (Biatec coins), Limes Romanus (Gerulata Fort), Wogastiburg during Sam's Empire, Preslava Civitas in Viking's era, Coronation city (Pressburg, Pozsony) during Hungarian Kingdom, current inhabitation - 450 000. Milestones of the history of Bratislava |
North Gate (from Primacialne Sq.) |
Inner Courtyard |
Window and scripture above South Gate (Hlavne Sq.) |
Collection of renovated coats of arms hanging on the walls of Inner Courtyard: |
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View of Panska St. and Rybne Sq. corner |
View of Rudnayovo Sq. |
View of Rudnayovo Sq. |
North Passage |
In Dome 19 Kings were crowned (Maximilian II. 1563, Maria-Theresia 1741, Ferdinand V. 1830 e.g.) |
Rudnayovo Sq Statue of Jan Holly (1785-1849) Slovak National Activist |
Primacialne Sq. (Old Town Hall on right) | ||
Memorial tablet of Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus (Paracelsus) of Hohenheim - medieval alchymist and scholar, been visiting Bratislava in 1537 |
Memorial tablet of Pressburg Peace signed after a battle at Austerlitz (Slavkov) where Napoleon I. Bonaparte defeated German emperator Franz I. in 1805 | |
St. George Fountain originally stood in Archbishop's Gardens in 1614 |
Chatam Sofer (real name Moshe Schreiber) was born in Frankfurt, Germany on September 26, 1762 and died in Bratislava on October 3, 1839. He became famous world-wide for his knowledge and wisdom. He chose position of a Rabbi in Bratislava, an important cosmopolitan city of that time, in preference to many other offers. He became a Chief Rabbi there in 1806 and remained so for the next 33 years. Mausoleum was rebuilt and opened in 2002. |
New Bridge (1973) over Danube river, Petrzalka suburb (Incheba on right) - first "panelak" rose in 1976, 120 000 inhabitants live here today |
Recommended books: Július Satinský - Chlapci z Dunajskej ulice (in Slovak), Karl Benyovszky - Spaziergang durch Alt-Pressburg (in German), Karl Benyovszky & Josef Grünsfeld - Pressburger Ghettobilder (in German) |
Recommended music: Milan Lasica & Bratislava Hot Serenades - Ja Som Optimista, Preßburger Klezmer Band - Lajv |
More about Bratislava: BratislavaCity.sk Bratislava.sk Ultimate Guide to Bratislava Panorama.sk |
More about Slovakia: Slovakia.org The Slovak Spectator Slovak Heritage | |
Bratislava Hotels: Bratislavahotels.com | ||
Current weather in Bratislava: The Weather Underground SHMU |
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