Svätý Jur
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Svätý Jur (Slovak pronunciation: [sʋɛɐtiː ˈjur] ⓘ; German: Sankt Georgen; Hebrew: Yergen; Hungarian: Szentgyörgy; formerly Jur pri Bratislave) is a small historical town northeast of Bratislava, located in the Bratislava Region. The city is situated on the slopes of Little Carpathians mountains and surrounded by typical terraced vineyards with more than 700 years of winemaking tradition. In 1990, the intact city center was declared a protected city reservation. Cadastrially, Svätý Jur includes also the natural reserve Šúr, established in 1952 to protect one of the last and largest remnants of a tall-stem swamp alder forest in Central Europe.
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Svätý Jur | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 48°15′07″N 17°12′56″E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Bratislava |
District | Pezinok |
First mentioned | 1209 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Šimon Gabura |
Area | |
• Total | 39.87 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
(2022) | |
Elevation | 147[2] m (482[2] ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,983 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 900 21[2] |
Area code | +421 2[2] |
Car plate | PK |
Website | www.svatyjur.sk |
Today, Svätý Jur has a population of almost 6,000 citizens. The town is well connected with a major road between Pezinok and Bratislava passing through and the Svätý Jur railway station situated on the main Košice - Bratislava railway line. The city is bordered by the Little Carpathian mountains to the west, Bratislava to the south, natural reserve Šúr to the east and Limbach and Pezinok to the north and northeast respectively.