Bratislava I

Bratislava I District
—  District  —
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Bratislava Region
Area
 • Total 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 42,858
 • Density 4,285.8/km2 (11,100.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Telephone prefix 2

Bratislava I is a district in the city of Bratislava. It is identical with its sole borough, Bratislava's Old Town (Slovak: Staré mesto, German: Pressburg - Altstadt, Hungarian: Pozsony - Óváros). It is completely surrounded by other Bratislava districts: Bratislava II, Bratislava III, Bratislava IV and Bratislava V.

Location

For administrative purposes, according to VZN No. 6/2001, the Old Town of Bratislava has total area of 124 meters squared. Old Town's western boundary is the eastern wall of Bratislava Botanical Garden, continuing through a parking lot underneath the Lafranconi Bridge, the boundary then crosses the tram lines of the Nábr. arm. gen. L. Svobodu Street and continues through Mlynská dolina Street until the State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr on Patrónka, continuing to the junction of Lamačská cesta – Cesta na Červený most, then it crosses the railway line Malacky - Bratislava near Bratislava Železná studienka railway station where it sharply turns towards south-east.

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