Bratislava

Bratislava
Capital city
Bratislava montage. From top left to right: View of Bratislava, View of Old Town, Financial District, Old Town streets, Blue Church, Grassalkovich Palace.
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Nicknames:  Beauty on the Danube, Little Big City, Blava
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Coordinates: 48°08′38″N 17°06′35″E / 48.14389°N 17.10972°E / 48.14389; 17.10972
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava
First mentioned	907
Government
• Mayor	Matúš Vallo
Area
• Capital city	367.584 km2 (141.925 sq mi)
• Urban	853.15 km2 (329.40 sq mi)
• Metro	2,053 km2 (792.66 sq mi)
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population  (2021[1])
• Capital city census	475,503
• Capital city estimate	666,000
• Capital city estimate density	1,812/km2 (4,690/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bratislavčan (m), Bratislavčanka (f) (sk) Bratislavan (en)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8XX XX
Area code	421 2
Car plate	BA, BL, BT
GRP (Metro)[2]	2019
– Total	€26.4 billion ($30B)
– Per capita	€40,000 ($44779)
Website	www.bratislava.sk/

Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia. About 450,000 people live there. It used to be called Pressburg (German) or Pozsony (Hungarian) and by some other names. Bratislava is the seat of the national government, the presidency, and the parliament. It has several museums, galleries, and other educational, cultural, and economic institutions.

There is a small Old Town and a castle called Bratislavský Hrad. The Danube river goes through Bratislava.

1. ↑ "Bratislava finds census results as positive". Pravda.sk. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
2. ↑ "Database - National accounts - Eurostat".