Bratislava in Bratislava I, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia — Central Europe

Milan Rastislav Štefánik

Milan Rastislav Štefanik Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 12, 2022

1. Milan Rastislav Štefanik Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Milan Rastislav
Štefánik
21.7.1880
4.5.1919
Zaslúžil sa o vznik
spoločného štátu
Čechov a Slovákov

(English translation:)

Milan Rastislav Štefánik
July 21, 1880
May 4, 1919
He was responsible for the creation of the joint state of Czechs and Slovaks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1880.

Location. 48° 9.298′ N, 17° 6.35′ E. Marker is in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, in Bratislava I. It is at the intersection of Štefánikova and Hlboka Cesta, on the right when traveling south on Štefánikova. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Štefánikova 43, Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj 811 04, Slovakia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Carpathian States,

Central Europe,

Eastern Europe,

the Schengen Area,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Ottoman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Štefan Schwarz (1914-1996) (within shouting distance of this marker); Vladimír J. Žuffa (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); A Bolo Svetlo / Let There Be Light (approx. half a kilometer away); The Liberation of Bratislava (1919) (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Sister Veronika Theresia Rácková (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Agatha Toott Borlobaschin Witch Burning Memorial (approx. one kilometer away); Memorial of the Velvet Revolution (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Jozef Murgaš (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bratislava.

Also see . . . Milan Rastislav Štefánik (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Milan Rastislav Štefánik (21 July 1880 – 4 May 1919) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, aviator and astronomer. During World War I, he served at the same time as a general in the French Army and as Minister of War for Czechoslovakia. As one of the leading members of the Czechoslovak National Council (the resistance government), he contributed decisively to the cause of Czechoslovak sovereignty, since the status of Czech- and Slovak-populated territories was one of those in question
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 12, 2022

2. Milan Rastislav Štefanik Marker - wide view
until shortly before the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1918.

(Submitted on January 11, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.