Nitra
Nitra (Hungarian: Nyitra / Nyitria [archaic]; German: Neutra (
pronunciation (info • help))) is a city in western Slovakia (and the fifth largest urban settlement in Slovakia) at the base of Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River valley.
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| Coordinates: 48°18′25″N 18°05′11″E / 48.30694°N 18.08639°ECoordinates: 48°18′25″N 18°05′11″E / 48.30694°N 18.08639°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region | Nitra |
| First mentioned | 828 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marek Hattas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100.48 km2 (38.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31[1]) | |
| • Total | 76,655 |
| • Density | 762.89/km2 (1,975.87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 949 01 |
| Car plate | NR |
| Website | www.nitra.sk |
Nitra is one of the oldest cities in Slovakia. It existed as a town since at least the early 9th century.
History
Nitra is a city with special history. People have lived there for at least 6000 years. It was an important center of the Celts (in the last few hundred years BC), and later the seat of the first known rulers of what is today Slovak territory, i.e. of :
- the Germanic Quadi around 396? (disputed)
- the Slavic/Slovak Principality of Nitra:
- an independent state (late 8th century - 833)
- Principality of Nitra as part of Great Moravia (833 - ?907)
- Principality of Nitra under Hungarian rule (?925/970 - 1107) [between 1000 and 1030 temporarily under Polish rule ]
Nitra is also site of the first known Church in Central and Eastern Europe, built in 828.
Sister cities
Nitra Media
Mesto Nitra z vrchu Zobor.
Folk singers in Nitra, 1907
pohľad z nitrianskej kalvárii na mesto Nitra
The Grand Seminary at Pribina's Square
The Andrej Bagar Theatre, with the Nitra Castle in the background
This media shows the protected monument with the number 403-1503/0 CHMSK/403-1503/0,CHMSK/403-1503(other
Štadión pod Zoborom - stadium in Nitra (Nyitra)
Castle - Nitra - Slovakia - Europe
The statue of Pribina in Nitra
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References
- ↑ "Population and migration". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
