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.
Names
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.