SNP Square

This bronze monument remembers the anti-Nazi 1944 uprising in Slovakia but played a central part in the lead-up to the fall of Communism in 1989, when crowds of people convened here. It was also a gathering point for Slovakians in the events leading up to the Velvet Divorce (from the Czech Republic) in 1993.

Bratislava: quirky old town statues and crooked cobblestones

August 23rd 2013
About an hour's train journey from Vienna we arrive in the capital city of the Slovak Republic. The train station is run down and needs renovation and modernization. We walk to our hotel which is a short walk from the station. The historical old town is about a 15 minute walk and not arduous but dangerous if you don't look down to watch the footpath. The footpaths have been patched and the ... read more

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In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once... ... read more

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