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Slavín

Slavín is a monument and military cemetery in , the capital of . It is the burial ground of thousands of Soviet Army soldiers who fell during World War II while taking over the city in April 1945 from the occupying German Wehrmacht units and the remaining Slovak troops who supported the clero-fascist Tiso government.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: military cemetery in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Also known as: “Slavin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bratislava Castle and Apostolic Nunciature.

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is the main castle of , the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the , directly above the river, in the middle of Bratislava. is situated 1¼ km south of Slavín.

Government office
The to Slovakia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in . It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. is situated 450 metres northwest of Slavín.

Railway station
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is the main railway station of the city of , . It averages about 60,000 passengers per day. Apart from domestic routes, international routes from this station include trains to , , the , , , , , and . is situated 730 metres northeast of Slavín.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bratislava and Stráže.

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, is the capital and largest city of . It has a population of more than 475,000, and is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the country.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Slavín

Latitude
48.1539° or 48° 9′ 14″ north
Longitude
17.09959° or 17° 5′ 59″ east
Height
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8FWV533X+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43375091
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1553111
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Slavín” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սլավին հուշահամալիր”
  • Armenian: “Սլավին”
  • Bosnian: “Slavín”
  • Chinese: “斯拉溫”
  • Czech: “Slavín”
  • Dutch: “Slavín”
  • Finnish: “Slavín”
  • French: “Slavín”
  • German: “Slavín”
  • Hungarian: “Panteon”
  • Hungarian: “Slavín”
  • Italian: “Slavín”
  • Korean: “슬라빈”
  • Macedonian: “Славин”
  • Polish: “Slavín”
  • Russian: “Мемориал Славин”
  • Serbian: “Славин”
  • Slovak: “Slavín”
  • Spanish: “Slavin”
  • Spanish: “Slavín”
  • Vietnamese: “Slavín (Bratislava)”
  • Vietnamese: “Slavín”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Slavín and Graves of Soviet soldiers.

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