Mayor of Bratislava

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

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### Richtári of Pressburg (1280–1879)

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Current Mayor of Bratislava Matúš Vallo Primate's Palace, current seat of the Mayor A painting of what is believed to be Jacobus, the first Mayor of the city

* 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)

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* 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)

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "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?]. Bratislavské noviny (in Slovak). Bratislava: NIVEL PLUS. TASR. 2018-11-11. ISSN 1336-362X. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
2. ^ "Kalendárium". bratislava.sme.sk.
3. ^ https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:36xngMCD4ogJ:www.kmh.sk/fotogaleria/658.pdf+"starosta+bratislavy"&hl=sk&gl=sk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgryMFsAVzJynapzJuFeiFidjrER4Zxd3NCwsb8KC-4K7G-SzYGrxbkWZlmGubso-JERIhOSCm4wkxBPzue7Sybx-v_n5oPY9yckba1shWD3TlJn07m7haQf3Iy0W-RnCXQvA37&sig=AHIEtbQVV464QSXGyfQzqt79nLFPeR09VA&pli=1 [bare URL]

## Sources

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

## External links

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