page_title: Bratislava Castle
hierarchical_section_title: Bratislava Castle
caption_attribution_description: English: Bratislava, Slovakia, aerial photographgy, castle Magyar: Pozsony
context_page_description: Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians directly above the Danube river in the middle of Bratislava. Because of its size and location, it has been a dominant feature of the city for centuries.
  The location provides excellent views of Bratislava, Austria and, in clear weather, parts of Hungary. Many legends are connected with the history of the castle.
context_section_description: Bratislava Castle (Slovak: Bratislavský hrad, IPA: [ˈbɾatislaʊ̯skiː ˈɦɾat] (listen), German: Pressburger Schloss, Hungarian: Pozsonyi Vár) is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.  The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians directly above the Danube river in the middle of Bratislava. Because of its size and location, it has been a dominant feature of the city for centuries.
  The location provides excellent views of Bratislava, Austria and, in clear weather, parts of Hungary. Many legends are connected with the history of the castle.
caption: Aerial view of the complex of Bratislava Castle
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