Basic Information

Bratislava is the official name of the capital since 1919. In the past various names were used for this town, German Preßburg, Latin Possonium, Hungarian Pozsony. Bratislava is one of the youngest capitals in Europe. City became first time capital of the Slovak State in years 1939 - 1945. In 1993 became capital of the independent Slovak Republic.
8 % of Slovaks live in the area of great Bratislava. Geographically Bratislava is positioned close to Vienna and Budapest. Distance between Bratislava and Vienna is 65 km, and distance between Bratislava and Wien - Schwechat Airport is only 40 km. From Bratislava to Budapest it is 180 km, distance between Bratislava and Prague is 330 km.

• Area: 367.6 km2
• Population: 428 672
• Position: located on both sides of the Danube River, on 48oO9´ northern latitude, 17°07´ eastern longitude, at the foot of Malé Karpaty (Small Carpathian) Mountains. In the south Bratislava borders with Hungary, in the west with Austria.
• Time: Central European (summer time: ahead one hour in the period of April to September) 
• Weather: mild climate, average yearly temperature is 11°C,
  (in 1967), 2 hours of sunshine per year, rainfall approx 556,5 mm per year (in 1998) 
• Danube river flows through Bratislava and borders Slovakia in the range of 172 km 
• Historic Centre: Old Town
• Administrative division: 5 districts, 17 city parts 
• Electricity: 220 V

Currency:

Official currency - euro Eur = 100 cents

Coins:

Cents: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50
Euro coins: 1, 2
Bank Notes: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500

Exchange Offices:

We recommend to exchange currency in Exchange Offices. These can be found in banks, hotels, at travel agencies, shopping malls, post offices, on border crossings. You can also exchange currency with Visa, Maestro, Master Card cards in any of dense ATM network around the city.