Facts about Slovakia  Central Europe   Parliamentary republic
49,035 sq km  CET / GMT+1.00    Find out more about Nitra
Region Nitra region Location Western Slovakia Inhabitants 87,357
Area 108 km2 River Nitra river City parts Čermáň, Zobor,
Klokočina, Chrenová, Staré mesto, Diely, Dolné a Horné Krškany,
Janíkovce, Mlynárce, Párovské Háje, Šúdol Transportation train,
bus Distance from Bratislava 90 km  Nitra is one of the largest
and most important county towns in Slovakia. It lies on the
Nitra River, in the north-eastern part of the Danubian Lowland.
The city is located in western Slovakia, housed on several low
hills: the Castle Hill, the Calvary, Šibeničný Hill (Gallow
Hill), Katruša, etc. The 1925 ft (587m) Zobor Mountain, Tríbeč
Mountain´s last hill, overlooks the city from the North.  Nitra
became well-known in the times of the Great Moravian Empire, but
its settlements go back as far as the prehistoric times. The
first written record dates to 870 and ten years later it was
already called Nitra. T