Nitra: Map & History
Nitra is a city in southwestern Slovakia, situated at the foot of the Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River Valley about 90 km (56 mi) northeast of the country's capital, Bratislava.
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Nitra is a city in southwestern Slovakia, situated at the foot of the Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River Valley about 90 km (56 mi) northeast of the country's capital, Bratislava. With a population of about 78,353, it is the fifth-largest city in Slovakia. Nitra stands on varied terrain, which features both rolling hills and vast plains, particularly to the south. Nitra is one of the oldest cities in Slovakia. It was the center of the Principality of Nitra, a duchy of great historic significance. Today, the city serves as the administrative center of Nitra Region (kraj) and Nitra District (okres). Nitra is the agricultural capital of Slovakia due to its long tradition of farming, favorable climate, and geography.
Modern Countries Once Part of Nitra
At its mapped extent, Nitra covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Nitra's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Nitra in Depth
History
The oldest archaeological findings in Nitra are dated to around 25,000-30,000 years ago. The locality has been inhabited in all historical periods in the last 5,000-7,000 years. Several European archaeological cultures and groups were named after important archaeological discoveries in Nitra or its near surroundings - Nitra culture, Brodzany-Nitra group, or Lužianky group of Lengyel culture.
The people of Madarovce culture had built the first fortification on Castle Hill by around 1,600 BCE. In the Iron Age, a large hillfort was built on Zobor Hill and additional smaller hillforts on the Lupka Hill and in Dražovce (700-500 BCE). Several Celtic settlements are known from the 5th-1st centuries.
Government
The city is governed by mayor (Slovak: primátor) and the city council (Slovak: mestské zastupiteľstvo). The mayor is the head of the city and its chief executive. The term of office is four years. The current mayor is Marek Hattas. The city council is the legislative body, with 31 council members.
The city is divided into 13 urban districts (boroughs): Dolné Krškany, Horné Krškany, Staré Mesto, Čermáň, Klokočina, Diely, Párovské Háje, Kynek, Mlynárce, Zobor, Dražovce, Chrenová, and Janíkovce.
Economy
GDP per capita in 2008 for the whole Nitra region was €10,508, which was below Slovakia's average (€12,395).
Nitra's enterprises were a brewery, a grain mill, food processing plants, and other food-related industries. In the new free trade economy after 1989, and after entering the European Union and the Euro currency club, only the wine bottling plant is left. Out of the factories started under the communist regime, 1948–1989, the plastic processing plant is still doing well. The most prevalent industries are electronics and car parts, concentrated in the new business park.
The flight operator Aero Slovakia has its head office on the grounds of Nitra Airport.
Culture
Nitra is home to several museums and galleries. The Museum of the Nitra Region supervises a collection of objects in several fields (Archaeology, Ethnography, Numismatics, Geology, and Zoology). Since 1993, it has also had an exhibition of the most precious artifacts discovered by the Archeological Institute in Nitra. The exhibition contains more than 2,200 gold, silver, and other objects, among them golden-plated plaques from (pre-)Great Moravian hillfort Bojná. The Diocesan Museum of the Nitra Diocese on the Nitra Castle exhibits the facsimile of documents and archaeological discoveries closely connected to the origin of Christianity in Slovakia, including the oldest manuscript from the territory of Slovakia (the Nitra Gospel Book, 1083).
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Nitra (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Nitra: Key Facts
| Founded | 826 CE |
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Facts from Wikidata Q26397 (CC0).
Nitra Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which Nitra appears, with the other states of the time.
Nitra: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Nitra exist?
Nitra is dated to 898 CE – 910 CE, in the Early Middle Ages era.
How large was Nitra at its peak?
At its peak in 898 AD Nitra covered about 26,576 km².
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