The capital city of the Slovak Republic

1. I'm Bibka and I'm fourteen years old. I live in Martin-
Priekopa.
I'm Stanka and I am fourteen, too. I live in Martin-Ľadoveň.
It is about our capital city Bratislava.

2. Basic facts
-Area: 367.6 km2
(141.6 sq. mile)
-Population: 446 819 (31.8.2002)
-Other city´s names: Breslava (Slavonic),
Prešporok (old Slovak), Pressburg (old German)
and Pozsony (old Hungarian)

3. Bratislava lies at the
southwestern edge of Slovakia
only a few minutes drive from
Austria and Hungary. On both
banks of the River Danube you
can see the Carpatian
mountains.
Bratislava is the largest city in
our country. There are about
450.000 people. It´s a very
interesting city with some big
shops and supermarkets.
Location of Bratislava

4. The Devin Castle is one of the most
archaeological localities in Slovakia.
It's a National Cultural Monument. It
has got a very advantageous situation,
because it stands on the place where
Morava and Danube are flowing
together. The oldest section of the
present castle dates from the 13th
century. Its peak is from the 15th-16th
century. Napoleon's soldiers
destroyed it in 1809.
Since 1965 the City Museum is ready
to make an archaeological research
here.

5. Bratislava Castle looking over the
historic core of the capital of the Slovak
Republic. It is a National Cultural
Monument. This castle is a significant
monument interesting not only for
inhabitants of Bratislava, but also for the
visitors from all over the world.

6. Bridge ´Apollo´ Slovak TV
Polus City CenterSlovak Radio

7. You can see the Slovak National Theatre its building is very
nice although it was constructed in 1886.
It is the place of some famous people – actors or actresses
like Andrej Bagar,Ján Borodáč and Oľga Borodáčová-
Orzsaghová. It's a place of Slovak national culture.

8. The public transport of our capital is varied. There are buses, trams,
cars, cabs. People and visitors can use them every day, but they must
pay for their tickets and use them for more transfers. The validity of
basic ticket, which costs 14 Sk, is 10 minutes. There are also 30/45-
minutes (18 Sk), 60/90-minutes (22 Sk) and reduced-fare tickets (for
children from 6 up to 15 years old and for retired). You can also buy 24-
hours, 48-hours and 7-days tickets in ticket machines, trams, trolleys,
buses, shops or newsagents.
TRANSPORT

9. - it was opened on 23rd May 2002
- it has got 23 lifts and 33 floors
- the height of building is 111 metres
SNB is a fashionable building where more than 1000 people work.
You can see the castle of Bratislava and the whole capital city.
- the highest building in the city

10. The University was found in 1919.
It is a place where Slovak language
was taught for the first time.
Jan Amos Komensky was
born in 1592 in a small
town in the Czech Republic
and he died in 1670 in the
capital of the Netherlands.
He is an important person
not only of our history but
also of the Czechs history.
The Comenius University

11. Ivan Gašparovič
The President of the SR
and his wife
The most famous Personalities
Slovak National Council

12. Stanislava Madliaková, Bibiána Figurová
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