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Bratislava (/ ˌ b r æ t ɪ ˈ s l ɑː v ə / BRAT-iss-LAH-və, US also / ˌ b r ɑː t-/ BRAHT-, Slovak: [ˈbracislaʋa] ⓘ) (German: Pressburg or Preßburg, German pronunciation: [ˈpʁɛsbʊʁk]; Hungarian: Pozsony; Slovak: Prešporok), is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on Danube river.
The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice . The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated in the Avar Khaghanate.
Jun 10, 2024 · Bratislava, city, capital of Slovakia. It lies in the extreme southwestern part of the country, along the Danube where that river has cut a gorge in the Little Carpathian Mountains near the meeting point of the frontiers of Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Its capital, Bratislava, eccentrically located in the extreme southwest of the country, has been known by several different names—Pozsony in Hungarian, Pressburg in German, and Prešporok in Slovak—and for three centuries served as the capital of Hungary.
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Oct 1, 2018 · Bratislava is the largest and oldest city in Slovakia, located along the Danube river. It has a diverse population and a rich history as the former capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Czechoslovakian Republic.
Bratislava, historically known as Pressburg, is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on Danube river. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, some sources estimate it to be more than 660,000—approximately 140% of the official figures.
