Bratislava
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Summary
Bratislava is a city[1]. Bratislava ranks in the top 0.87% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,082 views/month, #48 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3], International Cities of Refuge Network[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bratislava Region[5]
- Country: Slovakia[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Danube[7]
- Head of government: Matúš Vallo[8]
- Instance of: big city[9], municipality of Slovakia[10], border city[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Old Town of Bratislava[12], Nové Mesto[13], Karlova Ves[14], Ružinov[15], Petržalka[16], Dúbravka[17], Devín[18], Devínska Nová Ves[19], Záhorská Bystrica[20], Lamač[21], Rača[22], Vajnory[23], Vrakuňa[24], Podunajské Biskupice[25]
- Follows: Pozsony[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Vilnius[27], Vienna[28], Prague[29], Turku[30], Ulm[31], Thessaloniki[32], Székesfehérvár[33], Perugia[34], Parma[35], Rotterdam[36], Kraków[37], Ljubljana[38], Kyiv[39], Alexandria[40]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Bratislava[41]
- Postal code: 8XX XX[42]
- Commons category: Bratislava[43]
- Licence plate code: BA[44], BL[45], BT[46]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[47], UTC+02:00[48]
- Local dialing code: 2[49]
- Inception: 907[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bratislava include Bratislava Castle[51], a castle[52], in Slovakia[53], founded in 1431[54]; Bratislavskaya[55], a metro station[56], in Russia[57], founded in 1996[58]; and rue de Presbourg[59], a street[60], in France[61], founded in 1854[62].
Why It Matters
Bratislava has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Bratislava is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Bratislava include Bratislava Castle[51], a castle[52], in Slovakia[53], founded in 1431[54]; Bratislavskaya[55], a metro station[56], in Russia[57], founded in 1996[58]; and rue de Presbourg[59], a street[60], in France[61], founded in 1854[62].