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Bratislava is situated on the Danube, near the borders with Austria and Hungary, Slovakia and quite near the border with the Czech Republic. It is only 60 km from Vienna.
In 1993, Bratislava became the capital city of the new Slovak Republic, formed after the Velvet Divorce (term used for the dissolution of Czechoslovakia into two independent countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia, an event occurred on 01/01/1993)
The city has a total area of 367.58 km ², being the second largest city in Slovakia (after the High Tatras).
Danube crosses the city from west to south-east. The course begins at the Strait Devin middle Danube, situated in the west of Bratislava.
Other rivers are the Morava, which forms the north-west of the city, the Danube and Vydra Minor, which flows into the Danube in the Karlova Ves.
Carpathian chain starts in the city by Small Carpathian Mountains (Malé Karpaty). Depression and depression areas Záhorie stretch Danube in Bratislava. The lowest point of the city is on the surface of the Danube, 126 ASL, and the highest is Devinska Kobyla, at 514 m. The average altitude is 140 m.
Bratislava is situated in the northern temperate zone and has a continental climate with four seasons. Winds are frequent, and there is a strong contrast between hot summers and cold winters and wet. The city is one of the most warm and dry parts of Slovakia.
Bratislava Region is the most prosperous region of Slovakia in economic terms, though reduced in size and most populous of the penultimate.
Geographical position in Central Europe in Bratislava has made it much in a natural crossroads of international trade traffic. As a rail hub, the city has direct connections to Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and the rest. The highway provides direct access to Brno (Czech Republic), Trnava and other localities in Slovakia, and Budapest (Hungary). Port of Bratislava gives direct access to the Black Sea via the Danube and the North Sea via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. MR Stefanik Airport is 9 miles from downtown.
Bratislava is the cultural heart of Slovakia. Due to its multicultural history, local culture has been influenced by various ethnic groups, including Germans, Slovaks, Hungarians and Hebrew. Bratislava has many theaters, museums, galleries, concert halls, cinemas, film clubs, and foreign cultural institutions.
Panorama of Bratislava district is characterized by medieval towers and grand buildings of the twentieth century, but "boom" in the early construction of the twenty-first century has brought many changes.
Bratislava | Bratislava is situated on the Danube, near the borders with Austria and Hungary, Slovakia and quite near the border with the Czech Republic. It is only 60 km from Vienna.
In 1993, Bratislava became the capital city of the new Slovak Republic, formed after the Velvet Divorce (term used for the dissolution of Czechoslovakia into two independent countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia, an event occurred on 01/01/1993)
The city has a total area of 367
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