http://www.szlovakia-utazas.hu/muemlekek/katedrala-sv-emerama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=katedrala-sv-emerama Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:51:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.szlovakia-utazas.hu/muemlekek/katedrala-sv-emerama/#comment-32 Szlovakia utazas - Nitra | Region of Nitra, Tourist region | Szlovakia utazas Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:38:04 +0000 http://www.szlovakia-utazas.hu/kategorizalatlan/katedrala-sv-emerama/#comment-32 [...] Nitra is located approximately 90 km from Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The Nitra River flows through this city with the same name and the hill Zobor sits overlooking them. This city has prehistorical origins. The territory of present-day Nitra was once an important Celtic (several centuries before Christ), later German and eventualy Slavic settlement. It was also the settlement of the first known sovereigns of the territory of today’s Slovakia. The first written account is from 828, and from the 8th century until 1108, Nitra was the capital of the Principality of Nitra. It is one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and has an immense historical importance. It is the fifth largest city in Slovakia by population. In addition to its rich history, Nitra is famous for its youthful atmosphere as it is the seat of two universities – the University of Constantinus the Philosopher and the Slovak University of Agriculture. The most dominant feature of Nitra is Nitra Castle, earlier a powerful fort. The entrance into the castle is located in the most beautiful part of Nitra filled with historical buildings such as St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, the Small Seminary, the Great Seminary and the Diocesan Library with hundreds of rare books, incunables and manuscripts, the Bishop’s Palace, the Region House and St. Emeram’s Cathedral. [...] [...] Nitra is located approximately 90 km from Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The Nitra River flows through this city with the same name and the hill Zobor sits overlooking them. This city has prehistorical origins. The territory of present-day Nitra was once an important Celtic (several centuries before Christ), later German and eventualy Slavic settlement. It was also the settlement of the first known sovereigns of the territory of today’s Slovakia. The first written account is from 828, and from the 8th century until 1108, Nitra was the capital of the Principality of Nitra. It is one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and has an immense historical importance. It is the fifth largest city in Slovakia by population. In addition to its rich history, Nitra is famous for its youthful atmosphere as it is the seat of two universities – the University of Constantinus the Philosopher and the Slovak University of Agriculture. The most dominant feature of Nitra is Nitra Castle, earlier a powerful fort. The entrance into the castle is located in the most beautiful part of Nitra filled with historical buildings such as St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, the Small Seminary, the Great Seminary and the Diocesan Library with hundreds of rare books, incunables and manuscripts, the Bishop’s Palace, the Region House and St. Emeram’s Cathedral. [...]

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