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Bratislava

Eastern Europe

Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia, on the Danube River in the southwest of the country. It is the only European national capital bordering two sovereign nations, Austria and Hungary, and lies just 50 kilometres from Vienna. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
480,902 1
2025 figure (city proper), from Bratislava's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
367.66 1
Founding Year
907 1
907 is the first historical mention, as Brezalauspurc, the date the infobox itself gives.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
152 2
Latitude
48.14389 degrees north 1
Longitude
17.10972 degrees east 1
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Capital Of

Slovakia, Countries

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia.

Source Bratislava (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Hungarian April Laws

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News Agency of the Slovak Republic

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Source Wikidata: News Agency of the Slovak Republictier 2
Orange Slovensko

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Source Wikipedia: Orange Slovenskotier 2
Žiarislav

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Source Wikipedia: ŽiarislavArticle texttier 2
Quote, Article text
He was trained as a geologist and lived in Bratislava and Trnava where he wrote for the newspaper Zmena and "Smena".
Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic

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Sources
1. Bratislava (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    480,902 (2025)
  • Infobox, area
    367.66 km2 (141.95 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    48°08′38″N 17°06′35″E
  • Article text
    The first written reference to a settlement named "Brezalauspurc" dates to 907 and is related to the Battle of Pressburg, during which a Bavarian army was defeated by the Hungarians.
  • Introduction
    Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Bratislava (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 152 m
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Wikidata: Bratislava
Wikidata Q1780, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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