Old Town, Bratislava

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The Old Town of Bratislava (Slovak Staré Mesto) is the name of the historic center and one of the city parts of the town of Bratislava in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It is identical with the administrative district (okres) Bratislava I.

[edit] Basic data

• Area: 10 km².
• Population (2001): 44 798
• Population density: 4 686/km²
• Parts: no official parts

[edit] Characteristics

As the name suggests, the district houses most of Slovakia's central government institutions and Bratislava's central institutions, as well as most of the historic monuments of Bratislava.

The western part of the district is made up of a hilly area featuring mainly the Slavín monument, the Horský park (literally "Mountain(ous) Park"), many detached houses of the rather wealthy citizens of Slovakia, as well as most of the foreign embassies in Slovakia. The hilly area ends in the south at the Danube with the Chatam Sófer memorial and with the Bratislava Castle hill, and in the west with the Prague-Budapest motorway.

The eastern part is the actual city (historic and administrative center). Notable buildings and spaces include the Grassalkovich Palace, Town Hall, St. Martin's Cathedral, the Michael's Gate, the Primate's Palace, the Comenius University, the main railway station (Hlavná stanica), the Slovak National Theatre (both the old and the new one), the New Bridge, the SNP Square, the Main Square (Hlavné námestie), the Hviezdoslav Square (Hviezdoslavovo námestie), the Kamenné námestie Square, the Obchodná ulica (a shopping street), and many other old churches and palaces.

edit	Districts of Bratislava Region
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