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Bratislava, Slovakia

From 1536 to 1783, Preßburg was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1919, its name was changed to Bratislava. Today, it is the capital of Slovakia.

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Preßburg, Hungary
Pressburg, Hungary
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia

Etching of the city of Pressburg (1787).
Source: Václav & Dobroslava Mencel, Bratislava: Stavební obraz města a hradu (Prague: Jan Štenc, 1936): 107.

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