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  Bratislava county - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bratislava county is a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary.
The capitals of Bratislava county were the Bratislava Castle and Šamorín, and from the 18th cenury onwards the town of Bratislava.
Its territory roughly corresponded to the present-day Bratislava Region and Trnava Region.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bratislava_county   (455 words)

  
 Bratislava Card
Bratislava today has a population of approximately 450,000 and delivers all the facilities expected of any modern capital city.
Apart from being an attractive European city, Bratislava is the political, cultural, and economic center of Slovakia and the capital of the Slovak Republic.
The average daily temperature in Bratislava in winter is -1 oC (31 oF) rising to 21 oC (70 oF) in the summer.
www.bratislavacard.sk /?view=facts&lang=en   (718 words)

  
 Slovakia: Report: Part II: Analytic Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The kindergartens enrolment altered from 64.5% in the Central Slovak region in 1995 to 100.9% in the Bratislava region in 1993.
The kindergarten enrolment altered from 65.3% in the Žilina region in 1996 to 104.7% in the Bratislava region in 1998.
Regional school councils were supposed to help with consideration of parents´, teachers´ and pupils´ interests in the field of education, as an initiative and advisory self-governing body.
www2.unesco.org /wef/countryreports/slovakia/rapport_2.html   (9737 words)

  
 Kontakt Kontrakt 2002
Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic, is a town which lived the life of a multi-national metropolis for many years throughout the history.
Bratislava is the crossing point of the railways from all directions with the connection to the Bratislava´s Danubian harbour.
The main industrial branches in Bratislava are the petrochemical, chemical and food industry, wood and glass industry, printing industry, mechanical engineering and electrotechnical industry, which represent more than 3/4 of the industrial potential of the Bratislava´s region.
www.ohkbrno.cz /k-k2002/en/region/slovensko.html   (550 words)

  
 Bratislava, Slovakia, Pictures
Bratislava (German Pressburg; Hungarian Pozsony), capital and largest city in Slovakia, on the Danube River, near Vienna, Austria.
Bratislava is one of four administrative regions in the country.
Slovakia and the other provinces of Czechoslovakia were abolished in January 1949, and the city became the capital of the newly created Bratislava Region; the region was abolished in 1960.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Slovakia/Bratislava_Pressburg_Pozsony_city_state_capital.html   (256 words)

  
 Slovakia: Report: Part II: Analytic Section: cont. 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the period 1990-1995 in four regions of the SR (former territorial-administrative division) the pupil-teacher ratios in public primary schools ranged from 15,80 in West Slovak region in 1995 to 19,48 in Bratislava region in 1990.
In West Slovak region the opposite trend was noted - a rise in the coefficient of efficiency of pupils of grades 5 from 97.0% in 1990 to 100.3% n 1995.
In Central Slovak and East Slovak regions the coefficients of efficiency dropped significantly from 98.6% in 1990 to 94.4% in 1995 (Central Slovak region) and from 95.3% in 1990 to 91.7% in 1995 (East Slovak region).
www2.unesco.org /wef/countryreports/slovakia/rapport_2_1.html   (7768 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The economic potential of the rural part of the region is represented by developed agriculture and forestry (fulfilling both recreational and wood extraction function), industry of building materials, wood and food processing industries, to a less degree by machinery and electrical engineering industry and market services mainly in the area of the tourism.
The capital Bratislava undergoing quick structural changes is the industrial basis for the targeted region, which at the same time slow restructuring process of the economic basis of the rural region, insufficient funds in rural areas.
Bratislava is connected by railway with other parts of Slovakia, however, the renewal and upgrading of railways network in the near term is likely to require major investment (only one third of the railway network is electrified, and there is no high speed train service in Slovakia).
www.build.gov.sk /www/Docs/Nrp/spd.doc   (4060 words)

  
 Regions of Slovakia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since 1949 (except 1990-1996), Slovakia has been divided into a number of kraje (singular "kraj"; usually translated as "Regions" with capital R).
Bratislava (before March 22 1968 part of the Západoslovenský kraj, afterwards a partly separate entity; from January 1971 a separate kraj)
VÚC (Higher Territorial Units) and 8 "samosprávne kraje" (Self-governing (or: Autonomous) Regions), both of which are presently identical with the 8 "kraje".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regions_of_Slovakia   (435 words)

  
 Bratislava.info - Bratislava hotels and Travel guide, Slovakia
Bratislava is situated in the centre of Europe in the southwestern part of Slovakia.
Furthermore, Bratislava is the seat of the Government of the Slovak Republic, the National Council of the Slovak Republic (Slovakia's Parliament), ministries and the other central bodies of the state administration.
Bratislava is also the business center of the nation with affordable shopping, top quality hotels and some good restaurants.
www.bratislava.info   (404 words)

  
 The Slovak Spectator - Slovakia's English Language Newspaper
The Bratislava region is the smallest in Slovakia.
The region is defined by the Danube River and the Záhorie lowlands.
Bratislava has traditionally been an economic, social, and political centre and its important role is felt not only in the western part of Slovakia, but throughout the entire country.
www.slovakspectator.sk /clanok-15116.html   (2072 words)

  
 Bratislava Castle
Bratislava Castle, looking over the historic core of the capital of the Slovak Republic is a landmark of this town and a National Cultural Monument that attracts the looks not only the inhabitants of Bratislava, but also the large amount of visitors from all parts of Slovakia, Europe and the whole World.
The concentration of archaeological finds in the region around Bratislava, testify to the fact that in the transition period between the two eras a significant economic and administrative center originated here.
The Castle Hill in Bratislava and its Slavonic castle were of importance in the period of the Great Moravian Empire.
www.slovakheritage.org /Castles/bratislava.htm   (1222 words)

  
 Invest in Slovakia, Bratislava Region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Slovakia’s Capital, Bratislava, with a population of 450,000, stands at the crossroads of one of the world’s oldest trade routes: the east-west water route along the Danube and the overland route from the Baltic to the Mediterranean.
The region is also in a very strong position to support the industries of tomorrow on account of the very high intellectual capital available.
Currently, the region produces 46% of the nations graduate output and the availability of a highly educated workforce at very cost competitive salaries represents the key benefits capitalised on by companies like Siemens who have established software development units in the region.
www.viwebsites.co.uk /slovakia/areas/bratislava.htm   (373 words)

  
 Bratislava --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The eastern part of Czechoslovakia became Slovakia on Jan. 1, 1993, and Bratislava was named capital of the new country.
Bratislava is also capital of the Bratislava Region.
Rail lines link Bratislava and the regional capitals, but the system is not always effective, in part because of inefficiency.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9273337?tocId=9273337   (684 words)

  
 Bratislava Slovakia hotels
Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, lies on both banks of the Danube River, a major European waterway, and on the foothills of the Little Carpathian Mountains.
Bratislava ranks among the warmest places in Slovakia, and strong winds help to remove air pollution and to improve the air quality.
Bratislava, the largest and the most important Slovak city, has a rich history.
www.region.sk /bratislava.html   (330 words)

  
 Chapter 20   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kminiak [21] was carried out a research of Amphibia on the wider surrounding of Bratislava in 1987-1989 and within the frame of this research he observed their occurrence also in 10 localities of the Danubian lowland, on the stretch Bratislava - Petrzalka - Dobrohost.
The negative influence of changes of hydrological regime in the floodplain forest in the region of the by-pass canal, which influenced structure of taxocoenoses of the edaphic and the epigean evertebrates was forced up also by climatic conditions, mainly by high average daily temperatures, a long-lasting drought and an absence of floods in last years.
Further phenomenon, which is characteristic for the territory and acts contradictory as the above-mentioned aridization of floodplain forests in the region of by-pass canal, is a change of hydro-pedological conditions in the upstream part of this area, influenced by the Cunovo reservoir and manifested since 1993 by an increase of soil moisture.
www.mpsr.sk /slovak/dok/gn/book/20kap/20kap.htm   (4364 words)

  
 Bratislava castle :: Slovak castles
In the middle of the 16th century, Bratislava became the official coronation town for Hungarian Kings and at the castle there was a residence of the king.
Bratislava Castle is an important landmark and a National Cultural Monument.
Its workplaces and collection storage rooms are situated on the third floor of Bratislava Castle and in Dolná Krupá, the exhibition premises in the castle palace are on the first floor, in the Luginsland Bastion within the premises of the Bratislava Castle and in Dolná Krupá.
www.castles.sk /?castle=1   (673 words)

  
 Prentice Hall School | News Tracker | Country Survey
Slovakia has enjoyed the region's fastest economic growth for the past two years, almost all state-owned industries have been privatized, and foreign direct investment (FDI) is rising fast from a low base.
Bratislava has a per capita purchasing-power adjusted income of 107 percent of the older EU members.
The government is belatedly beginning to tackle this divide, which is further aggravated by the fact that the Bratislava region has attracted 70 percent of the country's FDI so far.
www.phschool.com /social_studies/newstracker/country_surveys/slovakia/article2.html   (1186 words)

  
 Publikácie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The objective of the article is to describe the possibilities of the rural development in Bratislava region.
The rural region is represented by 71 municipalities in districts Malacky, Pezinok, Senec and by parts of city Bratislava – Zahorska Bystrica, Vajnory, Jarovce, Rusovce and Cunovo.
Is necessary to find the right way for understanding all significant needs of this region and to prepare so important projects for supporting this rural area in relevant spheres (not only under Object no: 2 and 3).
progeko.savba.sk /pu/pm3_2003.htm   (197 words)

  
 Innovating regions in Europe - regions search
The Nitra and Bratislava regions are situated in the southwestern part of Slovakia bordering Austria and Hungary.
Economically this is the strongest region in Slovakia, with a GDP per capita that exceeds the European Union average and an unemployment level (7%) that is considerably lower than the Slovakian average (19 %).
The main innovation activities in Nitra and Bratislava are a state support programme for technology transfer, a European Research programme for Financing Innovative Enterprises and the Regional Innovation Strategy project, where Nitra and Bratislava work together with Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) and Lower Austria.
www.innovating-regions.org /network/whoswho/regions_search.cfm?region_id=216   (466 words)

  
 Cord Serum Immunoglobulin E Related to the Environmental Contamination of Human Placentas with Organochlorine Compounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The regions were chosen according to their environmental characteristics: a city polluted with organic chemical industry versus a rural region devoid of industrial sources of pollution.
Contrary to the data on the role of postnatal environmental exposure in the expression of atopy and asthma, the effects of antenatal chemical exposure remain to be clarified and objective biomarkers of the exposure are needed.
The average age of the mothers studied in the industrial region was 24.2 years of age; in the rural region, it was 22.6 years of age.
ehp.niehs.nih.gov /members/1999/107p895-899reichrtova/reichrtova-full.html   (4562 words)

  
 Bratislava region symbols (Slovakia)
Nowadays both kind of Regions has the same territory, but self- government is fighting with state administration for buildings etc. and changes of number of VÚC are discussed.
In contradiction to Pállfy Arms, (Azure on a Triple Mount Vert a Half Wheel Or (sometimes Gules) a Stag rising Or) in Arms of VÚC was triple hill replaced by a wavy bar.
Regional parliaments members pledge of representative 19.12.2001 SITA (whole name of this Press Agency unknown to me) Pledge of representative was taken by Chairman of Bratislavský samosprávny kraj Lubo Roman and by present representatives the regional parliament (altogether 46 members) on today’s festival in Primaciálny palác in Bratislava.
atlasgeo.span.ch /FOTW/flags/sk-0-.html   (857 words)

  
 Bratislava > History
1526 - After the Mohacs battle Hungarian parliament appoints in 1536 Bratislava the capital of Hungarian Kingdom and the residence of the parliament.
1536 - The first crownation in Bratislava - Maximilian I. 1606 - City was besieged by the army of Stefan Bockay, leader of the uprising against Habsbourgs.
Bratislava is now official name of the city (proposal for "Wilson's Town didn't pass) which now belongs to Czechoslovakia (population 83000).
bratislava.region.sk /history/milestones.html   (1088 words)

  
 Bratislava Tourism
Bratislava is the seat of the Slovak presidency, parliament and government.
This is a tabular history of Bratislava, capital of Slovakia.
The Bratislava Castle (Slovak: ''Bratislavský hrad'') is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/24/bratislava-tourism.html   (1735 words)

  
 ABSTRAKTY
The Regional Geography is one of the discipline, which links the study of human societies and natural environments.
Concept of Regional Geography explained the modern world: Elementary School discusses the world as a whole, secondary School outlining the physical stage on which the human activities is being.
The aim of this article is to propose the new regional geography scheme for a Elementary and Secondary Schools and for a Geography Study on Faculty.
www.pef.zcu.cz /pef/kge/cgs/eabstrak.htm   (1706 words)

  
 The Croatian Minority in Slovakia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Arriving to Bratislava from their ancestral homeland in the mid sixteenth century, the Croats of Slovakia came to a historically and culturally similar region.
The Croatian population could be divided into three territorial regions: the region of Zahoria to Skalice; the Danube river region - the environs of Bratislava, Cunovo, Jarovce and the region of the Little Carpathians.
The Danube region of Bratislava was also distinguished by the economic and social intersection of the Croatian settlers.
www.hr /darko/etf/croslov.html   (2805 words)

  
 Region of Bratislava, what to see and cultural events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Region with traditions of winegrowing is extended in the south-west part of the Slovakia and confines with Austria and Czech republic.
The metropolis of the region is Bratislava that is also the capital of the Slovakia.
Bratislava has 450.000 inhabitants and is the center of the industry, of the politics, of the economy and of the culture.
www.slovakiatravels.com /sections/Regionscities/rBratislava-en.php   (248 words)

  
 Bratislava Hotel and Travel, Bratislava Slovakia Hotel and Travel Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Bratislava Hotel and Travel Guide - Central Europe is home to a gem that sparkles with many traveling possibilities.
Touching the borders of three countries, Hungary and Austria being its neighbors- this is where you will find Bratislava, the capital city of the Slovak Republic.
This area is divided into 5 districts and 17 different city parts - each one ready to offer you a glimpse at their interesting history and culture.
www.bratislavahotelandtravel.com   (338 words)

  
 BRK SOPK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The 26,845 residents in 1773 made Bratislava the biggest town in the kingdom in terms of population.
The natural prerequisities Bratislava for further development in the spheres of education, manufacture, trade and transport have attracted many foreign investors, mainly into the traditional industry of food manufacturing.
From the region´s development point of view VW Slovakia plays the role of big importance, but at the same time it has also over-region effect, because the foreign investor plans to place other factories also in other regions of Slovakia (Martin, Nitra) and at the same time creates job opportunities in subcontractor´s industry.
www.sopk.sk /ba/an/1/2.html   (1205 words)

  
 Bratislava   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Many of Europe’s busiest train routes pass through or very near Slovakia (for example, Vienna’s position 100 km from Bratislava makes connections easy and practical).  It is especially simple to travel from neighbouring countries.
Regularly scheduled flights come to Bratislava (from Prague, Vienna and sometimes from Brno and Moscow, Tel Aviv and Persian Gulf states).  Other destinations are added from time to time, but these are fairly stable.
Stefanik Airport Bratislava, distance from the centre 9 km.
bratislava.region.sk /how.html   (155 words)

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