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Square (SNP square; sk, Námestie Slovenského národného povstania, shortcut: Námestie SNP or Nám. SNP) is a square in central Bratislava,
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. In the 20th century, it served as the focal point for national
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Public transport

* Trams: ** SNP square ( sk, Námestie SNP): , , , ** Stone square ( sk, Kamenné námestie): , , ,


Gallery

File:Blava 2007-3-28-15.jpg, The SNP square street File:Blava 2007-3-28-17.jpg, The SNP square street File:namsnpba.jpg, The SNP square junction Squares in Bratislava Velvet Revolution {{Slovakia-geo-stub