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Bratislava's population is about 600,000 residents. The city is divided into two parts by the River Danube, just like Vienna and Budapest. The area north of the river tends to be more attractive for tourists, since most places of interest are concentrated here. This Old Town district has lots of narrow cobblestone streets and historic buildings.

The city's role in the distant past as a defense outpost and trading center was determined by its location at the foot of the Lesser Carpathian Mountains. The town gained renown due to its exceptional vineyards. Bratislava (Pozsony) was the capital of Hungary from 1536, after the invasion by the Ottomans, to 1783. Coronations of Hungarian kings took place here.

Bratislava was Austria-Hungarian major resort city until 1918. Since the 13th century, the Germans referred to it as Pressburg. It is a well known fact that it used to be a home to a large Jewish community.
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