Staré Mesto (Bratislava)
| Staré Mesto | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | Slovakia |
| Kraj : | Bratislavský kraj |
| Okres : | Bratislava I |
| Region : | Bratislava |
| Area : | 9.590 km² |
| Residents : | 41,892 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density : | 4,368 inhabitants per km² |
| Height : | 131 m nm |
| Postal code : | 814 XX |
| Telephone code : | 0 2 |
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 9 ' N , 17 ° 6' E |
| License plate : | BA, BL, BT |
| Kód obce : | 528595 |
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| Community type : | district |
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |
| Mayor : | Zuzana Aufrichtová |
| Address: | Miestny úrad Bratislava-Staré Mesto Vajanského nábrežie 3 81421 Bratislava |
| Website: | www.staremesto.sk |
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |
Staré Mesto (German Old Town , Hungarian Óváros ) comprises the historical core of the Slovak capital Bratislava as well as some neighboring areas.
Most of the sights of the city as well as many institutions of the Slovak government and administration as well as the city administration are located here and the historical city center has largely been preserved.
description
The western part of the area is quite mountainous and is characterized by the Slavín monument, Horský park (mountain park ), villas of wealthy residents and embassy residences. The mountainous terrain ends in the south on the Danube , the most important dominant here is the Bratislava Castle . Right next door is the building of the Slovak National Council (Parliament). There is a memorial for Rabbi Moses Schreiber (also Moses Sofer , Chatam Sófer) right on the Danube . To the west, the area is bounded by the busy Prague-Budapest motorway . Under the castle are the remains of the former village / district Podhradie (German castle ground ).
The eastern part represents the actual inner and old town. The following is a selection of remarkable buildings, squares and streets:
Buildings
- Grassalkovich Palace , seat of the President
- Old town hall on the main square
- Martin's Cathedral , coronation church of Hungarian rulers
- Michaelertor , part of the former city fortifications
- Primatialpalais , seat of the mayor, formerly the archbishop
- Archbishop's Summer Palace , seat of the Slovak government
- Comenius University
- Main train station with train connections to Prague , Krakow , Kosice , Budapest and Vienna
- old and new Slovak national theater
- New bridge over the Danube
- Reduta , neoclassical building and seat of the Slovak Philharmonic
- numerous palaces, see list of palaces in Bratislava
Squares, streets and other things
- Main square (Hlavné námestie)
- Franciscan Square (Františkánske námestie)
- Primatial Square (Primaciálne námestie)
- Slovak National Uprising Square (Námestie SNP , formerly the Market Square or Republic Square)
- Kamenné námestie (Stone Square)
- Hviezdoslav Square (Hviezdoslavovo námestie)
- Fish place (Rybné námestie)
- Ľudovít Štúr Square , formerly Coronation Hill Square
- Hodža Square (Hodžovo námestie)
- Freedom Square (Námestie slobody)
- Obchodná ulica (formerly Schöndorferstrasse), a shopping street
- Statues on the streets of the old town, including Andy Warhol , Schöner Naci , a gawker in a manhole cover ( Čumil ) and a paparazzo.
- Andrew's Cemetery ( Ondrejský cintorín ) a former cemetery
The old town is the “tourist magnet” of Bratislava; River cruise ships dock on the banks of the Danube .
mayor
- 1990 - 1994 : Miloslava Zemková
- 1994 - 2002 : Andrej Ďurkovský
- 2002 - 2006 : Peter Čiernik
- 2006 - 2010 : Andrej Petrek
- 2010 - 2014 : Tatiana Rosová
- 2014 - 2018 : Radoslav Števčík
- since 2018: Zuzana Aufrichtová
