Racianske mýto
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Intersection (road)
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in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
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, at the border of the Staré Mesto
Old Town, Bratislava
The Old Town of Bratislava is the historic center and one of the boroughs of Bratislava, in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. It is coextensive with the smallest Slovak administrative district by area, Bratislava I. It contains the small, but preserved medieval city center, Bratislava Castle and...
and Nové Mesto
Nové Mesto, Bratislava
Nové Mesto is a borough of Bratislava, in the Bratislava III district. It is located north and north-east of the Old Town. The borough also borders Rača, Vajnory, Ružinov, Lamač and Záhorská Bystrica boroughs.-History:...
districts. It is located at 48°9′28"N 17°07′12"E.
Description
In addition to the streets mentioned below, the intersection is crossed by tramTram
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lines north-south, trolleybus
Trolleybus
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lines east-west, and bus
Bus
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routes in all directions.
The northwestern side of the area includes a park and building complex, partially built on the site of two former cemeteries. Near the park's central fountain is a monument, erected in 2002 to commemorate this history. Nearby stands a statue entitled Hirošima
Hiroshima
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, a gift from sculptor Tibor Bártfay, at the former site of a Soviet statue of a militiaman dating to 1972 commemorating the Red Army
Red Army
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's victory over Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
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.
History
Račianske mýto arose in 1767, when a tollToll road
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house was erected at the site (at that time, this was the border of the town). From the late 18th century, it was called Ratschdorfer Linie, German
German language
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for "Line of Rača", referring to the line which, after a trader crossed it, a toll was due. From 1861 it was known as Récsei vámsoromszok (Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
), from 1920 Račištorfské mýto, and it has borne its current name from 1945 onwards. Račianske mýto takes its name from its situation on the road connecting Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
to Rača ("Račianske") and from the toll point ("mýto"), though no tolls are collected there anymore.
The tram track from the city center via Radlinského and Račianske mýto to Gaštanový hájik (later to Komisárky) was completed in 1899. The Roman Catholic and Protestant cemeteries, dating to 1778 and 1781, respectively, were relocated to Slávičie údolie in the 1960s.
Connecting streets
- Šancová StreetŠancová StreetŠancová Street is a major street in Bratislava's Old Town, extending from the intersection of Štefánikova ulica and Pražská ulica to Trnavské mýto. It is a significant transport artery, and site of frequent traffic congestion.- Origin of the name :...
, heading roughly west toward the main rail station and east toward Trnavské mýtoTrnavské mýtoTrnavské mýto is an important transport junction and intersection in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Nové Mesto district. It is located at .- Description :... - Račianska Street, heading northeast toward Rača
- Legionárska Street, heading southeest
- Mýtna Street, heading southeast toward the city centerOld Town, BratislavaThe Old Town of Bratislava is the historic center and one of the boroughs of Bratislava, in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. It is coextensive with the smallest Slovak administrative district by area, Bratislava I. It contains the small, but preserved medieval city center, Bratislava Castle and...
- Radlinského Street, heading south toward Floriánske námestie and the city center