Pressburg
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Former German name for the city of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia
- proper noun
- Archaic
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Presburgo
- During a similar series of ecstatic revolutionary speeches at the Hungarian parliament in Pressburg, a Hungarian youth used both German and Hungarian to praise the city's militia.
Examples
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Pressburg and Vienna are heavily loaded with military transports.
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The Treaty of Pressburg was signed in 1805, marking a significant change in the balance of power in Europe.
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Historically, Pressburg was an important cultural center for both Germans and Slovaks.
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The famous composer Franz Liszt was born near Pressburg, highlighting the city's artistic heritage.
Synonyms
Bratislava
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The capital and largest city of Slovakia on the Danube near Austria and Hungary
is the historical German name formerly used for that city
Surface Forms
Pressburg main
Etymology
Pressburg is the old German name for Bratislava, used when many German speakers lived in the city. The burg part means 'castle' (as in Hamburg), so Pressburg was the German way to name that city and is why you see it in older texts.