Trnava
Trnava (German: Tyrnau, Hungarian: Nagyszombat) is a city in western Slovakia, around 50 km from the capital Bratislava. Because it has so many churches with the town walls, it is commonly called Little Rome or Slovak Rome.
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Location of Trnava within Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 48°22′37″N 17°35′35″E / 48.37694°N 17.59306°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region (kraj) | Trnava Region |
| Districts | Trnava District |
| First mentioned | 1211 |
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| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 91700 |
| Website | www.trnava.sk |
History
The town was first mentioned in 1211. It received royal free town privileges as the first town in Slovakia in 1238. The town had its height as a cultural and religious centre, as it was seat of archbishopric from 1541 to 1820. The first horse-drawn railway in the Kingdom of Hungary was built to Trnava from Bratislava in 1846. It is again an seat of archbishopric since 1978. In 2003, French car manufacturer PSA started construction of automobile plant. It was finished in 2006
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Religion
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Twin towns
References
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Other websites
- Trnava Official website (in Slovak only)
- Trnava travel guide Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine