Nitra

city in Slovakia

Nitra (Hungarian: Nyitra / Nyitria [archaic]; German: Neutra (audio speaker iconpronunciation )) 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.

Nitra
City
View from the south side of Nitra Castle
View from the south side of Nitra Castle
Flag of Nitra
Coat of arms of Nitra
Nitra is located in Slovakia
Nitra
Nitra
Location in Slovakia
Coordinates: 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
 • Total100.48 km2 (38.80 sq mi)
 (2022)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total76,951
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
949 01
Area code+421-37
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

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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.

Sister cities

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References

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  1. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

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