Ľudovít Štúr Square is a square in the Old Town district of

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. It is named after

Ľudovít Štúr Ľudovít Štúr (; 28 October 1815 – 12 January 1856), also known as Ľudovít Velislav Štúr, was a Slovak revolutionary, politician, and writer. As a leader of the Slovak nationalism, Slovak national revival in the 19th century and the c ...

(1815 – 1856), a Slovak national awakener. Until 1918 it had the

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and Hungarian names ''Krönungs-hügel-Platz'' and ''Koronázási Domb-tér'', meaning ''Coronation Hill Square''. It is located near the

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embankment, between Mostova Street, Rázus Embankment and Vajanského Embankment. Among the important buildings are the headquarters of the Slovak Philharmonic Reduta, Esterházy Palace and Dežőfi Palace.

Transport connection

* Square. Ľ. Štúr (as at 13 February 2023) **

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Gallery

File:Bratislava Dessewffyho palác 01.jpg, Dezőfi Palace File:Lanfranconiho palác, Bratislava.jpg, Lanfranconi Palace

References

{{Reflist Old Town, Bratislava Squares in Bratislava