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Bratislava fortifications

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985: 1001:. Second wave of construction commenced in 1937 which turned the defenses into a consistent fortification line. Overall, the Bratislava section of the Czechoslovak fortification line was considered to be an example to other sections and Bratislava fortifications were complete and ready for action by autumn 1938, including all auxiliary objects, command posts, terrain obstacles, inner fittings of all objects. The fortification system was equipped with weapons and ammunition and manned by the 1,500 strong Border Battalion 50 ( 621:. In the year 2001, the city walls were declared inaccessible to the public and big metal fences were installed at the entry points. According to a statics expert, the structure remains intact and there is no danger of large pieces falling apart. On the other hand, small pieces of outer layers of the structure are peeling off and pose a hazard to pedestrians and cars passing down Staromestská street. Parts of the fortifications are covered by 977: 927:) used to shelter soldiers and ammunition from enemy counter-fire and close to them were the actual artillery batteries. The goal of this artillery was long-distance circular artillery defense of the city. They were located on hills with good outlooks below, today corresponding to the areas of Dúbravská Hlavica, Dlhé Diely, Sitina, Lamač, Klepáč, Americké námestie, Kamzík and Rösslerov lom. All of them are located within the 861: 119: 31: 594: 633:
is planning the reconstruction of the longest fortification stretch at least since 2008, but as of 2011, no progress has been made. The city of Bratislava claims it does not even have the budget to apply for a grant from the Ministry of Culture because it requires mandatory co-financing. According to
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in 1526. However the bastions named Enemy of the Hungarians (Nepriateľ Uhrov), Lugisland, Bird's bastion (Vtáčia bašta), Bastion at the upper bath (Bašta pri hornom kúpeli), Gunpowder bastion (Prašná bašta), Bastion behind the cloister (Bašta Za kláštorom), Butchers' bastion (Mäsiarska bašta),
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There are altogether 32 or 42 (depending on the source) surviving artillery caverns. Some of them are partially collapsed or their ceiling is in danger of collapsing. Next to some of the caverns, there are still distinguishable platforms for the artillery (which did not survive). The main
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to strengthen it. For some reason, the scaffolding is owned by private companies which used it immediately to install oversized advertisements. In 2010, strong wind damaged the wooden observation deck near St. Martin's Cathedral so badly, that it had to be deconstructed.
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The city fortifications were made of stone, walls being 130-160 centimeters thick. According to Slovak historians, the fortification system was built as a whole from the end of the 13th century until the half of the 14th century. The top of the walls was crowned by
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The remaining stretch of city walls was reconstructed in two phases between 1975 and 1991. The walls starting at the intersection of Kapitulská Street – Na vŕšku Street and ending at Eszterházy Palace comprised the first phase and the remaining stretch ending at
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The only two remaining bastions today are Gunpowder bastion (Prašná bašta) which was redesigned as a residential house at Zámočnícka Street No. 11 and the remains of Shoemakers' bastion (Obuvnícka bašta) were included into the house at
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Despite being in direct violation of international treaties that Czechoslovakia was bound with at the time, it started a large-scale construction of border defenses and fortifications. First military fortifications were constructed in
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allowed the demolition of the fortifications in 1775. Demolition continued until 1778, the moats were filled and the town united with its suburbs. At the beginning of the 19th century, the outer walls were also demolished.
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during the period of cold war between 1950 - 1989 there were plenty of modern fortification system build close to Bratislava. Most well known shelters were based in the Carpathian forest. Here are some of them:
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approximately 200 metres in length have survived. The section by St. Martin's Cathedral was renovated after a massive demolition in the area under the castle due to the construction of an access road to the
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Today, the fortification system is largely unknown to the public, although the artillery caverns themselves are accessible and visited by experienced hikers. Some of them serve as sleeping places for the
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It was probably built slightly later than neighboring bastions, resulting in the name. The alternative name might be motivated by its position in relation to the castle, the seat of Hungarian rulers
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in the 16th century, the fortifications were reconstructed by Italian builders specializing in fortress building. Other changes were also planned in the 17th century, but only
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invasion. The town's outer line had five gates: the Kozia Gate, and gates at Suché mýto, Špitálska, Dunajská, and Schöndorf (today's Obchodná) streets.
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Jozef Hrabina, head of the Paming company, the estimated cost of reconstruction, including research and project documentation is 1.7 million
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Construction of the medieval fortifications in Bratislava (known as Pressburg / Pozsony for most of its history, when belonged to the
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The city Bratislava owns this stretch of city walls from the year 1993. In the year 2000, the city rented the structure to an NGO
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in 1934, by order of general Šnejdárek, being among the first fortification objects built on the area of Czechoslovakia after
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bridge, and parts of fortifications were uncovered. The narrowest house in Europe is located on Michalská Street, near the
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The original name of Františkánska Street was Street behind the convent (Ulica za kláštorom, Gassl hinter dem Closter)
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Bakers' bastion (Pekárska bašta), and Shoemakers' bastion (Obuvnícka bašta) were all built before the year 1520.
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towards the intersection of Na vŕšku Street and Kapitulská Street is accessible to the public from 2020 again.
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Atypical, four-walled bastion, the last one in the eastern city walls. Guarded by the members of the butchers
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was also heavily fortified. Other fortification systems were built in the following centuries, including a
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B-S-4 "Lány" – visible from the road near border crossing Petržalka - Berg, at the edge of forest
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The following is a list of heavy fortification bunkers built by the First Czechoslovak Republic:
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fortresses were implemented. However, as the town's inner walls were slowing the town's growth,
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Nová bašta, Newen Thurrn also known as Enemy of the Hungarians (Nepriateľ Uhrov, Ungerfeindt)
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The only bastion that still exists today, although partially rebuilt for residential purposes
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The southwestern corner of the city defenses, manned by the members of the shoemaker guild
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Mäsiarska bašta, Fleischker Thurrn, former names included Hinter den Juden, Pey den Juden.
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Bratislava City Museum: Museum Of Arms - Michael’S Tower: Museum Of Arms - Michael's Tower
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is the only remaining from the original four gates of the medieval fortification system.
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Until the End of the First World War: The Beginnings of the Bratislava Community,
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This stretch of fortifications contains the only remaining tower – the Bax tower (
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Today, only Michael's Gate, a short stretch of former wall by it and a section by
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The south part of city walls was protected enough by the environment of the river
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The medieval city fortifications are the system of fortifications of the city of
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Goal of the fortification system was to prevent the Russians from crossing the
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B-S-13 "Stoh" – public transport terminal on Betliarska Street near the Danube
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A part of the remaining stretch of fortification, near St. Martin's Cathedral
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Prašná brána, Pulwerthurm, former name was Newen Thurn pey Sand Michels Thor
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fortification system was demolished in the year 1775 by the order of Empress
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B-S-6 "Vrba" – to the right going through Bratská Street towards the highway
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B-S-5a,5b "Vídeň I a II" – double-object, destroyed during road construction
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riverbank, approximately 700 meters against the river's stream from the
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Fighting in the Carpathians ended in May 1915 due to a German break at
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Manned by the members of the bakers guild, it guarded the entrance to
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The system of fortifications of medieval Bratislava contained several
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B-S-9 "Kittsee" – through Kopčianska Street towards the border with
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Bastions were built more extensively comparatively late, only after
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artillery fortification system and World War I shelters, system of
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B-S-12 *Oroszvár" – destroyed during the construction of Petržalka
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At the edge of today's Rybné námestie and Hviezdoslavovo námestie
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was facing military defeat for the first time during the war as
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B-S-11 "Janík" – destroyed during the construction of Petržalka
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Probably named so because it was higher than its surroundings
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In 1599 the fortress on the Schlossberg was inherited by the
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Heavy fortification bunker B-S-1 "Štěrkoviště" in Bratislava
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creating an uninhabited system of small tree-less islands.
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era city defense was a military rocket base located on the
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then Fishermen's Gate then Vydrica Gate and then back to
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This is a list of named bastions running clockwise from
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B-S-14 "Duna" – near an anti-flood wall near the Danube
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Mestský investor pamiatkovej obnovy – spoločnosť Paming
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survived until the present, including numerous gates.
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usually refers to the medieval city fortifications of
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B-S-15 "Ostrov" – on Starohájsky island opposite the
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Heavy fortification bunker B-S-4 "Lány" in Bratislava
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aircraft raid shelters, fortifications built by the
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Index

Bratislava Fortifications

Michael's Gate
Bratislava
Slovakia
Bratislava Castle
World War I
bunkers
First Czechoslovak Republic
World War II
Nazi Germany
Cold War
communist
Devínska Kobyla
Bratislava
Slovakia

Bratislava
city walls
St. Martin's Cathedral
Kingdom of Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
city gate
barbican
bastions
city walls
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ottoman Turks

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