Graves of Soviet soldiers

Graves of Soviet soldiers is a cemetery in Bratislava-Staré Mesto, Bratislava 1, Bratislava Region. Graves of Soviet soldiers is situated nearby to the church Wooden Russian cross, as well as near the monument Slavín.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Slavín and Bratislava Castle.

Slavín

Monument

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Slavín is a memorial monument and military cemetery in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. 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.

Bratislava Castle

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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. Bratislava Castle is situated 1¼ km south of Graves of Soviet soldiers.

Bratislava hlavná stanica

Railway station

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Bratislava hlavná stanica is the main railway station of the city of Bratislava, Slovakia. It averages about 60,000 passengers per day. Apart from domestic routes, international routes from this station include trains to Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, and Switzerland. Bratislava hlavná stanica is situated 760 metres northeast of Graves of Soviet soldiers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bratislava and Vnútorné mesto.

Bratislava

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