Pressburg Yeshiva (Austria-Hungary)
The Pressburg Yeshiva, was the largest and most influential Yeshiva in Central Europe in the 19th century. It was founded in the city of Pressburg, Austrian Empire (today Bratislava, Slovakia) by Rabbi Moshe Sofer (known as the ''Chasam Sofer'' or ''Chatam Sofer'') and was considered the largest Yeshiva since the time of the Babylonian Talmud. Leadership Rabbi Moshe Sofer (Chasam Sofer) Some sources document its establishment in 1803 whilst others cite 1806. The Yeshiva was known as ''The Chasam Sofer's Yeshiva'', or simply as ''Pressburg Yeshiva''. The Pressburg Yeshiva was run as an autonomous institution, without the intervention of the community.The Story of the Jewish Community in Bratislava - The Pressburg Yeshiva

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Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, some sources estimate daily number of people moving around the city based on mobile phone SIM cards is more than 570,000. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the Danube and the left bank of the Morava (river), River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital to border two sovereign states. The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Jews and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783; elev ...
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