Bratislava (/ˌbrætɪˈslɑːvə/, also US: /ˌbrɑːt-/;[3][4] Slovak: [ˈbracislaʋa] (listen); German: Preßburg [ˈprɛsbʊrk] (listen); Hungarian: Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 530,000;[5] however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 - approximately 120% of the official figures.[6] Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratislava
Philipp Lenard was born in Pressburg (Pozsony, today's Bratislava), on 7 June 1862 in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Lenard family had originally come from Tyrol in the 17th century, while his mother's family originated from Baden, the parents were German-speaking.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lenard
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