Twin City (Bratislava)

Construction site in 2007; site clearance in progress (former Kablo manufacturing halls were located here)

Twin City, the biggest regeneration project in Central Europe started in Bratislava in 2011. Its goal is to build a multifunctional complex (culture, entertainment, commercial, business, residence, accommodation and transport[1]). Twin City is located at the border of the Old Town and Ružinov districts. The cost of the investment is approximately 17 billion Slovak koruna (about € 500 million).

A 34-floor high-rise building with a triangular ground plan will be the dominant object of the complex (138 metres in height). The original study assumed 42 floors and 170 metres in height but the change was incorporated after public negotiations. A new central bus station will be a part of the complex.

The investment is expected to be completed by 2019.

Demographics

2001 census results[2][3][4]

With Vienna, Bratislava forms the Twin City metropolitan area,
with a rough population of 3.1 million inhabitants, forming a metroplex.

District Population Ethnic group Population
Bratislava I–V 471,061 Slovaks 452,767
Bratislava I 44,798 Hungarians 11,541
Bratislava II 108,139 Czechs 7,972
Bratislava III 61,418 Germans 1,200
Bratislava IV 93,058 Moravians 635
Bratislava V 121,259 Croats 614

References

  1. ↑ http://visit.bratislava.sk/en/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=700014&id=1076
  2. ↑ "Urban Bratislava". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. December 31, 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Population and Housing Census 2001". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2001. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
  4. ↑ Permanently resident population by nationality and by regions and districts – archive link


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