Šancová Street Explained

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), hu|sánc), which were previously located here, forming part of the customs border for the city.^[1] These were finally removed in 1903.^[2]

Through history, the route has borne several different names:^[3]

• 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,^[4] 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 Street
• Jelenia Street
• Pražská Street
• Račianske mýto
• Radlinského Street
• Štefánikova Street
• Trnavské mýto

References

Book: Monografia mestskej časti Bratislava-Nové Mesto . 1998 . Miestny úrad Bratislava-Nové Mesto . Bratislava . Slovak . 80-967854-4-3.

External links

• Šancová on a map of Bratislava

Notes and References

1. Web site: Šancová ulica bývala colnou hranicou mesta. 2007-05-04. Štefan Holčík. Bratislavské noviny. Slovak.
2. Bratislava-Nové Mesto, p. 63
3. Book: Horváth, Vladimír. Bratislavský topografický lexikon. 1990. Tatran. Bratislava. 178–179. 80-222-0229-0. Slovak.
4. Horváth, p. 179