Bratislava, Slovakia City History
First settlements and founding of the city The first written references to today’s city of Bratislava can be found in the so-called “ Salzburg annals” from the year 907. A place called Brezalauspurc was mentioned in a document. Other spellings (for example in Johannes Aventinus from the year 805) give the name Braslavespurch or pressal expression. However, scientific studies have shown that the area around today’s Slovak capital was already settled in the Neolithic Age (around 5700 BC). These first…
