Šancová Street

Šancová Street ( _sk. Šancová ulica) 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

The street is named for the ramparts ( _sk. šance, _de. Schanze), which were previously located here, forming part of the customs border for the city. [cite web |url= http://www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/buxus/generate_page.php?page_id=4519|title= Šancová ulica bývala colnou hranicou mesta|accessdate= 2007-05-04|author= Štefan Holčík|publisher= Bratislavské noviny|language= Slovak] These were finally removed in 1903."Bratislava-Nové Mesto", p. 63]

Through history, the route has borne several different names: [cite book |last= Horváth|first= Vladimír|title= Bratislavský topografický lexikon|year= 1990|publisher= Tatran|location= Bratislava|pages= pp. 178-179|isbn= 80-222-0229-0|language= Slovak]
*1766: Za čiarou ( _sk. Behind the line), referring to the toll border of the city
*1768: Mauth Thor Linie (German)
*1769: Linie Graben (German)
*1775: Linie (German)
*1795: Inner der Schanz (German)
*1800: An der Schanze (German)
*1807: Linea ad montem Calvariae ( _la. Line to Mount Calvary)
*1876: Schanzstrasse ( _de. Rampart Street)
*1879: Felső Sánc-út (Hungarian)
*1880: Schanzgrabenstrasse (German)
*1904: Schulpe Györg-Kolonie (German)
*1915: Szultán ő felsége (Hungarian), after Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V, ally of the Central Powers in World War I
*1921: Šancová ulica (Slovak)
*1927: Valy ( _sk. Ramparts, Embankments)
*1945: Malinovského ulica (Slovak), in honor of Soviet military commander Rodion Malinovsky (1898-1967), whose division liberated Bratislava from Nazi Germany
*1990: Šancová ulica

Significant buildings

The YMCA building (formerly "YMCA theater" and sometimes "Dukla"), dating to 1921,Horváth, p. 179] can be found here.Nearby stands a building that has been under construction for some years, which was to be 34 floors high upon completion. As of April 2007, only 8 above-ground levels have been completed, and it remains today in this unfinished state.

Nearby streets

* Karpatská
* Jelenia
* Pražská
* Račianske Mýto
* Radlinského
* Štefánikova
* Trnavské mýto

Notes

References

cite book
title = Monografia mestskej časti Bratislava-Nové Mesto
year = 1998
publisher = Miestny úrad Bratislava-Nové Mesto
location = Bratislava
language = Slovak
isbn = 80-967854-4-3

External links

* [http://mapy.zoznam.sk/index.pl?zoom=9&pos_x=-572525&pos_y=-1279420&size=small&lang=sk&sipka=1&name=%8Aancov%E1%2C%20Bratislava Šancová on a map of Bratislava]