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Slovakia
Basic Information Official name: Slovak Republic Date of the republic's establishment: 1.1.1993 State organisation: republic Political system: parliamentary democracy Official language: Slovak Capital city: Bratislava (population 446 819) Neighbouring countries: Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria Area: 49 035 km2 Population: 5 379 455 (51.4% women) Population density: 109/km2 Ethnicity of the population: Slovak (85.8%), Hungarian (9.7%), Romany (1.7%), Czech (0.8%), Rusyn, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish and others (2%) Population by
religion: believers (84.1%) of which: Currency: Slovak crown, 1 Sk = 100 haliers
Bratislava, capital city of the Slovak Republic, is situated in Central Europe. It is stretching on both banks of the Danube-river, the second biggest river in Europe, and at the foot of the mountains of Small Carpathians. Bratislava spreads at the borders of three countries, neighbouring with Hungary in the south and Austria in the west. In administrative terms, the town is divided in 5 districts and 17 city parts.
Weather
Bratislava is located in mild climate zone of continental nature, which is characterized by distinct differences between temperatures in summer and in winter as well as by 4 seasons of the year taking turns. Within the past years, however, transition of winter to summer is almost without the spring transition in Bratislava, whereas it happens in Bratislava that winter weather with average temperatures around zero degrees Celsius abruptly changes into summer from one day to another one. The same applies to transition of summer to winter, which happens quickly, whereas autumn is usually little distinctive and short. As well snow cover is usually scantier than it used to be in recent past. Before your trip, we recommend to enter the web site www.meteo.sk and to follow local weather report. June is a very pleasant time of the year in Slovakia with the average temperature at around 22oC. Suitable clothing will be light jackets, T-shirts, half sleeves shirts and other similar kinds of tops.
- Taxi Currency and Money Exchange Currency unit of Slovakia is called Slovak crown. Coins are available in denominations of 1 ,2 ,5 and 10 SKK and bank notes in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 5000 SKK. Slovak crowns are available at foreign exchangers’ banks and other authorized money exchangers. 1 EUR = cca 34,1SKK 1 USD = cca 25,9SKK 1 GBP = cca 50,0SKK 1 CHF = cca 21,1SKK Credit Cards Credit Cards are accepted by leading banks, hotels and stores in major cities. Transport
How to get to Bratislava
Aircraft The airport of M.R. Stefanik is the biggest international airport in the Slovak Republic. It is spreading 9 km north-east of the centre of the capital city Bratislava. It serves for regular and irregular air transport on inland and foreign lines. Regular lines fly to Bratislava from Amsterdam, Birmingham, London, Brussels, Paris, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Munich, Frankfurt-on-Main, Berlin, Zürich, Milan, Venice, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Prague, Kosice, Warszaw, Kiev, Moscow, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik, Sofia, Varna, Delhi, Larnaca, Tel Aviv, Kuwait City, Armitsarm, Copenhagen (planned). Regular line of city collective transport No. 61 runs to the airport of Bratislava on the route from airport to the main railway station ZSR (Railways of the Slovak Republic). Connection to the centre by this line lasts for about 20 minutes. You can learn about connections and transport conditions on www.dpb.sk or www.imhd.sk
International Airport of Schwechat- Vienna International airport of Schwechat – Vienna is 45km far from Bratislava. You can get from the airport to the city centre on the motor road E 58 in 40 minutes. Regular connection from the airport to the bus station of Mlynske Nivy is provided for by the joint-stock company SAD, a.s., Division of Eurolines. Regular line to the airport runs every hour, connecting the International Airport of M.R. Stefanik through the city centre with the International Airport of Schwechat. A stop of this bus line is in front of the departure hall of the Schwechat airport. You can find more detailed information on connections from Bratislava to the International Airport of Schwechat on www.eurolines.sk. Detailed information on departures from and arrivals to the Schwechat airport can be found on www.viennaairport.com.
Rail Railway routes from the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary and the Ukraine are converging in Bratislava. Regular connection of Bratislava and Vienna leads through the station Bratislava–Petrzalka, from where regular connections depart almost every hour. You can find more information on railway transport on the site www.zsr.sk The following lines go from the main railway station to all parts of the city through the centre: 1, 2, 3, 8, 32, 41, 61, 74, 81, 93, 201, 210. All night lines depart from the main railway station.
Bus Regular international and inland bus transport is provided for by the joint-stock company SAD, a.s. At present, the Division of Eurolines runs regular lines within the framework of international bus transport from Bratislava to the following destinations – Prague, Brussels, London, Venice, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt-on-Main, Vienna, Cologne, Dortmund, Paris, Zurich, Hamburg, Györ, Nice, Makarska, Geneva, Utrecht, Nantes, Bordeaux, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Milan. You may obtain more detailed information on inland and international connections on the site www.eurolines.sk The bus station of Mlynske Nivy is located in about 5 minute walking distance from the city centre, while connection to the bus station is run by the following lines of city transport – 21, 25, 50, 70, 85, 89, 202, 206, 208, 210 and night lines No. 509, 510. You will find more detailed information on departures of city transport on www.dpb.sk.
Car Bratislava is interlinked to international transport routes and motorways through the motorway E65 to the Czech Republic, the motorway D-2 to Hungary and through international transport routes E75 and E58 to Austria. The international transport route E 58 connects Bratislava with the international airport of Schwechat at Vienna, while the route E75 goes on farther across the territory of Slovakia to Poland and to the Ukraine. A broad network of roads and traffic nodes is leading through the city. Bratislava represents the most significant node of the Slovak Republic, particularly not only in road transport.
How to move in the city
On Foot Historical city centre, where most of sights of culture and history may be found, is a reserved pedestrian zone of the town. You may find not only the best and biggest hotels and restaurants within a walking distance, but also galleries, museums, theatres and historical sights.
Collective City Transport Most of places and sights attractive in tourist terms can be found directly in the city centre, in the pedestrian zone. In case you would like to see some attraction at a longer distance from the centre, we recommend you to use city transport. In Bratislava, there is a dense network of public city transport lines running in regular intervals according to schedule. The schedule (times of departure) of the respective line can be found on any stop of city collective transport. City transport connections in Bratislava are provided for by bus, tram and trolleybus lines whose last departures from their terminal stops are at about 11:00 p.m. First morning connections start running only at about 4:20 a.m. Most daytime connections, however, start running only closely before 05:00 o‘ clock in the morning. |
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