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.

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)

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

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.

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.

Bridge ´Apollo´ Slovak TV

Polus City CenterSlovak Radio

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.

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

- 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

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

Ivan Gašparovič The President of the SR and his wife

The most famous Personalities

Slovak National Council

Stanislava Madliaková, Bibiána Figurová

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