Bratislava I

Bratislava I District
—  District  —
Country	Slovakia
Region (kraj)	Bratislava Region
Area
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	42,858
• Density	4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Telephone prefix	2

Bratislava I is a district in the city of Bratislava. It is identical with its sole borough, Bratislava's Old Town (Slovak: Staré mesto, German: Pressburg - Altstadt, Hungarian: Pozsony - Óváros). It is completely surrounded by other Bratislava districts: Bratislava II, Bratislava III, Bratislava IV and Bratislava V.

Location

For administrative purposes, according to VZN No. 6/2001, the Old Town of Bratislava has total area of 124 meters squared. Old Town's western boundary is the eastern wall of Bratislava Botanical Garden, continuing through a parking lot underneath the Lafranconi Bridge, the boundary then crosses the tram lines of the Nábr. arm. gen. L. Svobodu Street and continues through Mlynská dolina Street until the State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr on Patrónka, continuing to the junction of Lamačská cesta – Cesta na Červený most, then it crosses the railway line Malacky - Bratislava near Bratislava Železná studienka railway station where it sharply turns towards south-east.

References

Sources

• Všeobecne záväzné nariadenie hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy č. 6/2001 zo 7. júna 2001 ktorým sa podrobne vymedzujú územia mestských častí hlavného mesta Slovenskej republiky Bratislavy (in Slovak)