Nitra

Nitra (Hungarian: Nyitra / Nyitria [archaic]; German: Neutra (Loudspeaker.png 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.

City
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Coordinates: 48°18′25″N 18°05′11″E / 48.30694°N 18.08639°E / 48.30694; 18.08639Coordinates: 48°18′25″N 18°05′11″E / 48.30694°N 18.08639°E / 48.30694; 18.08639
Country Slovakia
RegionNitra
First mentioned828
Government
 • MayorMarek Hattas
Area
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Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
949 01
Car plateNR
Websitewww.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.

Population

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Sister cities

Nitra Media

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 [Lua error in Module:SK at line 14: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [Lua error in Module:SK at line 14: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)._obce=AREAS_SK]"]. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. Lua error in Module:SK at line 14: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. Retrieved Lua error in Module:SK at line 14: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

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