Mayor of Bratislava explained

The mayor of Bratislava (Slovak: Primátor Bratislavy) is the highest political representative of the Slovak capital Bratislava. The mayor's office is located in the Primate's Palace. Since 2018^[1] the office has been held by Matúš Vallo, an architect.

List of mayors of Bratislava

Richtári of Pressburg (1280–1879)

• 1280 – Jacobus
• 1287 – Tirwardus
• 1288 – Jacobus
• 1302 – Hertlin
• 1314 – Hertlo
• 1324 – Bernhardus
• 1347 – Jacobus
• 1348 – Comes Jacobus
• 1352 – Jacus
• 1356 – Comes Jacus
• 1357 – Jacobus
• 1361 – Jacobus fil. Nikolai
• 1365 – Comes Jacobus
• 1371 – Jacob fil. Nikolai
• 1375 – Stephanus a Henricus
• 1377 – Henricus
• 1379 – Paul Spitzer
• 1389 – Mert Kirchenknopf together with Paul Spitzer
• 1390 – Nicolaus Plichendechel
• 1391 – Paul Spitzer
• 1396 – Paul Spitzer together with Ulrich Rauchwarter
• 1400 – Bernhardt Scharrach
• 1401 – Ulrich Rauchenwarter
• 1412 – Konrad Kitzmägl together with Peter Liszt
• 1413 – Wenig Gillig
• 1414 – Johannes Eilausenrock
• 1415 – Johannes Eilausenrock together with Andreas Treletsch
• 1419 – Andreas Pernhaitl
• 1423 – Johannes Eilausenrock
• 1424 – Konrad Kitzmagen
• 1427 – Johann Pauer
• 1428 – Johann Pauer together with Andreas Pernhaitl
• 1430 – Johann Pauer
• 1432 – Johannes Eilausenrock
• 1433 – Bartholomäus Scharrach
• 1435 – Stefan List
• 1437 – Stefan Ranes
• 1441 – Hans Eilausenrock
• 1442 – Ludwig Kunigsfelder
• 1444 – Ludwig Kunigsfelder together with Stephan List
• 1445 – Stefan Ranes
• 1447 – Ludwig Kunigsfelder
• 1450 – Peter Jungetl together with Ludwig Kunigsfelder
• 1453 – Stefan Gmaitl
• 1458 – Stefan Gmaitl together with Wenzel Bernhaitl
• 1461 – Ludwig Kunigsfelder
• 1465 – Stefan Gmaitl
• 1466 – Stefan Ranes
• 1467 – Ludwig Kunigsfelder
• 1469 – Stefan Ranes
• 1470 – Hans Pottenberger
• 1473 – Hans Karner
• 1475 – Johann Pottenberger
• 1477 – Hans Karner
• 1478 – Andreas Holtzer
• 1481 – Georg Schönperg
• 1484 – Andreas Holtzer
• 1491 – Martin Rosentaler
• 1494 – Peter Kraitz together with Jakob Aigner
• 1499 – Peter Kraitz together with Jakob Aigner together with Jakob Pellifex
• 1500 – Wolfgang Forster
• 1502 – Mathias Paier
• 1503 – Wolfgang Thailenkas
• 1506 – Wolfgang Forster
• 1508 – Johann Lachenperger
• 1509 – Wolfgang Forster
• 1510 – Johann Lachenperger
• 1513 – Michael Maixner
• 1517 – Caspar Leupold
• 1519 – Wolfgang Forster
• 1523 – Caspar Leupold
• 1524 – Michael Fischer
• 1531 – Michael Klee
• 1538 – Blasius Beham
• 1545 – Johann Berghammer
• 1547 – Blasius Beham
• 1550 – Thomas Reichenthaler
• 1552 – Johann Fischer
• 1555 – Michael Klee
• 1556 – Johann Fischer
• 1557 – Martin Aichinger
• 1559 – Johann Fischer
• 1560 – Caspar Hainrich
• 1561 – Wolfgang Kögl
• 1563 – Johann Fischer
• 1564 – Sigismund Luettenperger
• 1566 – Wolfgang Kögl
• 1567 – Johann Fischer
• 1568 – Wolfgang Kögl
• 1569 – Sigismud Luettenperger
• 1571 – Johann Fischer
• 1572 – Caspar Lichtenberger
• 1574 – Vitus Knap
• 1576 - Mathias Aichinger
• 1577 – Georg Eisenreich
• 1581 – Vitus Knap
• 1583 – Georg Eisenreich
• 1584 – Caspar Lichtenberger
• 1585 – Lukas Maurach
• 1587 – Felician Schmugger
• 1589 – Zacharius Götzl
• 1592 – Mathias Partinger
• 1596 – Zacharius Götzl
• 1599 – Christof Tschatter
• 1601 – Martin Schödl
• 1603 – Johann Offner
• 1608 – Christof Tschatter
• 1610 – Martin Schödl
• 1611 – Rudolf Maurach
• 1613 – Johann Offner
• 1615 – Johann Hertl
• 1618 – Johann Schödl
• 1621 – Johann Hartl
• 1627 – Christof Partinger
• 1631 - Michael Moniz
• 1635 – Michael Földessy
• 1637 – Michael Jakob Szeleczky
• 1640 – Johannes Cellarius
• 1643 – Georg Tallyán
• 1646 – Andreas Segner
• 1648 – Jakob Prein
• 1649 – Gregor Tallyán
• 1651 – Martin Schödl
• 1653 – Gregor Tallyán
• 1656 – Mathias Tutzenzhaler
• 1658 – Andreas Segner
• 1660 – Georg Liebhart
• 1662 – Andreas Segner
• 1664 – Gregor Tallyán
• 1666 – Christoph Spindler
• 1668 – Gregor Tallyán
• 1669 – Andreas Baán
• 1670 – Thobias Plankenauer
• 1673 – Benedikt Pakay
• 1675 – Stefan Battay
• 1677 – Georg Hilscher
• 1678 – Georgius de Somogy
• 1680 – Michael Sambokréty
• 1684 – Georg Somogy
• 1687 – Michael Sambokréty
• 1689 – Nikolaus Straus
• 1692 – Josef Segner
• 1694 – Michael Sambokréty
• 1696 – Christof Burgstaller
• 1698 – Christof Spindler
• 1700 – Jakob Segner
• 1702 – Michael Sambokréty
• 1707 – Christof Burgstaller
• 1710 – Paul Kögl
• 1714 – Christof Burgstaller
• 1716 – Stefan Gostlony
• 1718 – Christof Burgstaller
• 1721 – Nikolaus Szenthe
• 1723 – Gabriel Skaricza
• 1724 – Michael Miklos
• 1726 – Johann Trummer
• 1728 – Christof Burgstaller
• 1730 – Johann Trummer
• 1732 – Michael Miklos
• 1733 – Christof Burgstaller
• 1734 – Emerich Csiba
• 1736 – Andreas Segner
• 1738 – Georg Kubótzy
• 1740 – Christof Burgstaller
• 1742 – Georg Kubótzy
• 1744 – Christof Málik
• 1746 – Christoph Veingruber
• 1748 – Andreas Segner
• 1750 – Georg Kubótzy
• 1751 – Franciscus Nozdrovitzky
• 1752 – Christof Málik
• 1754 – Franciscus Nozdrovitzky
• 1756 – Andreas Segner
• 1757 – Christof Málik
• 1758 – Franciscus Nozdrovitzky
• 1760 – Michael Gombos
• 1762 – Carol. Kegly together with Stephan Várady
• 1764 - Stephan Várady
• 1766 – Michael Gombos
• 1768 – Alex. Kevitzky
• 1770 – Carol. Vilh. Málik
• 1772 – Alex. Kevitzky
• 1774 – Michael Gombos
• 1776 – Alex. Kevitzky
• 1778 – Emer. Mikoviny
• 1784 – Josef Stettner
• 1788 – Georg. Kajdacsy
• 1790 – Joan. Vallovics
• 1793 – Joan. Stettner
• 1798 – Josef Kálna
• 1801 – Josef Karner
• 1803 – Josef Kálna
• 1806 – Josef Schmidt
• 1808 – Josef Sánta
• 1810 – Georg. Albrecht
• 1812 – Petrus Mottko
• 1815 – Paulus Kochmeister
• 1818 – Petrus Mottko
• 1821 – Jonas Kettner
• 1824 – Carolus Jäger
• 1827 – Jonas Kettner
• 1830 – Carolus Jäger
• 1839 – Josef Bajcsy
• 1861 – Ernest Hauszer (until November 21, 1861), then Mathias Dobrovits
• 1862 – Mathias Dobrovits
• 1867 - Henrich Justi
• 1879 – Mór Gottl

After 1879 the title of richtár (lat. judex, eng. mayor) is replaced by mešťanosta (lat. consules).

Mešťanostovia of Pressburg/Bratislava (1884–1945)

• 1884 – Mór Gottl (until April 9, 1884), then Carolus Mergl
• 1889 – Gustav Dröxler
• 1898 – Paulus Taller
• 1900 – Tivadar Brolly
• 1918 – Tóder Kumlik
• 1919 – Richard Kánya
• 1920 – Dr. Viktor Duschek
• 1922 – Dr. Emerich Zimmer
• 1923 – Dr. Ľudovít Okánik (1929 resigned)^[2]
• 1930 – Dr. Vladimír Krno (until 1933)^[3]
• 1939 – Dr. Belo Kováč
• 1944 – Dr. Belo Kováč (until May 3, 1944), then Dr. Štefan Ravasz
• 1945 – Dr. Štefan Ravasz (until April 6, 1945)
• 1945 – Prof. Dr. Karol Koch (until April 8, 1945) (predseda NV)
• 1945 – Štefan Bašťovanský (until April 10, 1945) (predseda NV)
• 1945 – Dr. Štefan Ravasz gives his office of mešťanosta to the Predsedníctvo NV. The office is renamed primátor in Slovak.

Primátori of Bratislava (1946—present)

• 1946 – Dr. Anton Vasek (until October 4, 1946), then Dr. Josef Kyselý
• 1948 – Dr. Josef Kyselý (until February 20, 1948) then Dr. Martin Kuban (until February 27, 1948), then Dr. Anton Vasek
• 1950 – 1952 – Ladislav Kurták
• 1952 – 1954 – Ján Šrámek
• 1954 – Ján Šrámek (until May 16, 1954), then František Čáp (1954 – 1957)
• 1957 – František Čáp (until May 19, 1957), then Ján Šebík (1957 – 1961)
• 1961 – 1964 – Pavol Tomáš
• 1964 – 1969 – Ing. arch. Milan Hladký
• 1969 – Ing. arch. Milan Hladký (until February 26, 1969), then Štefan Jardanházy (until December 12, 1969), then Ing. Ladislav Martinák
• 1970 – 1986 – Ing. Ladislav Martinák
• 1986 – 1990 – Ing. Štefan Barták
• 1990 – Ing. Štefan Barták (until March 1, 1990), then Ing. Roman Hofbauer (until December 10, 1990), then Mgr. Peter Kresánek
• 1990 – 1998 – Mgr. Peter Kresánek
• 1998 – 2002 – JUDr. Jozef Moravčík
• 2002 – 2010 – Ing. Andrej Ďurkovský
• 2010 – 2014 – Doc. RNDr. Milan Ftáčnik, CSc.
• 2014 – 2018 – JUDr. Ivo Nesrovnal, LL.M.
• 2018 – present – Ing. arch. Matúš Vallo

Sources

• List of Mayors of Bratislava from the official city homepage in Slovak
• List of Mayors of Bratislava in Slovak

External links

• Official page of the sitting Mayor of Bratislava from Archive.org

Notes and References

1. News: TASR. Novým primátorom Bratislavy bude Matúš Vallo – ako to prijali jeho súperi?. Matúš Vallo will be the new mayor of Bratislava — how did the competitors react?. sk. Bratislavské noviny. 1336-362X. NIVEL PLUS. Bratislava. 2018-11-11. 2018-11-13.
2. Web site: Kalendárium. bratislava.sme.sk.
3. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:36xngMCD4ogJ:www.kmh.sk/fotogaleria/658.pdf+%22starosta+bratislavy%22&hl=sk&gl=sk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgryMFsAVzJynapzJuFeiFidjrER4Zxd3NCwsb8KC-4K7G-SzYGrxbkWZlmGubso-JERIhOSCm4wkxBPzue7Sybx-v_n5oPY9yckba1shWD3TlJn07m7haQf3Iy0W-RnCXQvA37&sig=AHIEtbQVV464QSXGyfQzqt79nLFPeR09VA&pli=1