Bratislava I is a district in the city of
Bratislava. It is identical with its sole borough, Bratislava's
Old Town (, , ). With an area of 10 square kilometers, it is the smallest
district of Slovakia. It is completely surrounded by other Bratislava districts:
Bratislava II,
Bratislava III,
Bratislava IV
Bratislava IV is an okres (district) of Bratislava in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. It is the largest Bratislava district and covers the north-western parts of Bratislava, including the boroughs of Devín, Devínska Nová Ves, Dúbravka, ...
and
Bratislava V
Bratislava V is an okres (district) of Bratislava in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. It covers southern areas of Bratislava, including the boroughs of Petržalka, Jarovce, Rusovce and Čunovo. It is bordered by the Danube river to the north an ...
.
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 the original
Botanical Garden of the Comenius University
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...
area, today running partly though a parking lot underneath the
Lafranconi Bridge
Lanfranconi Bridge ( sk, Most Lanfranconi, previously ''Most mládeže'' or Youth Bridge) is a concrete motorway bridge in Bratislava, Slovakia, located on the D2 motorway. It was built in 1985–1991, with its right half opened in 1990 and the ...
, the boundary then crosses the tram lines of the Nábr. arm. gen. L. Svobodu Street and continues through the eastern side of the
Mlynská dolina
Mlynská dolina (literally: Mill valley; before 1894 german: Mühltal, hu, Malomvölgy) is a neighborhood of Karlova Ves borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is located in the Bratislava IV district. Geographically and historica ...
Street until the State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr on
Patrónka
Patrónka is an area in the western part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, it is also the name of a major transport junction within the area and an important bus stop. Patrónka is located at the boundary of Bratislava I Old Town and Bratis ...
where the boundary crosses to the other side of the street, continuing to the junction of Lamačská cesta – Cesta na Červený most, then it crosses the railway line
Malacky
Malacky ( German: ''Malatzka'', Hungarian: ''Malacka'') is a town and municipality in western Slovakia around north from capital Bratislava. From the second half of the 10th century until 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
It is one ...
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Bratislava near
Bratislava Železná studienka railway station
Bratislava Železná studienka railway station ( hu, Pozsony-Vaskutacska vasútállomás, sk, Železničná zastávka Bratislava-Železná studienka; Železničná zastávka Bratislava-Železná studnička; Železničná stanica Bratislava-Želez ...
where it sharply turns towards south-east.
Old Town's northern boundary is the northern side of the Malacky - Bratislava railway line, it continues through the eastern part of Opavská Street, it crosses the Limbová Street at the place of the underpass underneath the railway tracks, continues through the northern side of the railway line and the southern side of Opavská Street. At the crossing of Opavská Street and Ďurgalova Street it bends northwards and continues through the northern side of the Pražská Street, it crosses the Stromová Street and again continues through the northern side of the Malacky - Bratislava railway line. The boundary then continues around the northern edge of the
Bratislava main railway station and at the crossing of Jaskov Rad Street and Pod Strážami Street it turns to the southeast. It continues through the western side of the underpass underneath the railway tracks and then it turns to the northeast and continues through the northern side of the Dobšinského Street until its crossing with Smrečianska Street.
References
Sources
* Všeobecne záväzné nariadenie hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy č. 6/2001 zo 7. júna 2001 ktorým sa podrobne vymedzujú územia mestských častí hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy (in
Slovak)
Districts of Slovakia
Boroughs of Bratislava
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