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Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia, located in the western part of the country on the Danube River. It is an important cultural, political, and economic center in Central Europe and serves as the seat of the Slovak government and parliament.
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- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Location
- Cityscape and architecture
- Bratislava Castle
- Devín Castle
- Rusovce
- Parks and lakes
- Demographics
- Politics
- City Council
- Administration
- Economy
- Tourism
- Shopping
- Culture
- Performing arts
- Museums and galleries
- Media
- Sport
- Education and science
- Transport
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
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- Honorary citizens
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Bratislava (; ) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, the wider Bratislava Region exceeds 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million.
Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. The city is situated on the border of three countries—Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary—and is the only national capital to have land borders with two other sovereign states. Its geographic position places it exceptionally close to the Austrian capital Vienna, making them the closest pair of capital cities in Europe at just apart.