Zochova
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Zochova Street is a street
in Bratislava
's Old Town
and Zochova is also the name of a major bus stop in Bratislava, located at the point where the street touches Staromestská Street, next to Nový Most
in Bratislava
, Slovakia
. Lower half of the street formed part of the Old Town of medieval Pressburg with the first written account confirming its existence coming from the 14th century. Zochova Street is located just 5 minutes walking distance from the historical city center
and 5 minutes walking distance from the Presidential palace
at Hodžovo námestie
.
and politician
, the co-author of Declaration of Slovak nation (Deklarácia slovenského národa) from October 30, 1918. Zoch served also as the Župan
of Bratislavská župa and the city of Bratislava from 1918 to 1919.
, the upper part above today's Podjavorinskej Street was created in the second half of the 19th century. The street is first mentioned in a tax register from 1379 under the name of Sluttergasse. Its name comes from the dirt silt
s from the hill above during storm time. In 1439, the street included 17 houses, one majer, 7 gardens, a water well
, evangelical cemetery
and a tavern
. New houses were built over time. During this time, the street was mostly home to winemaker
s, potter
s and carpenter
s but also painter
s and customs men. Throughout the Middle Ages this area of Pressburg was known to be home mostly to craftsmen. At least since 1536 the street is named Turnergasse (meaning "Practice Street"). In the 18th century it is named Schluder Gassel. Before the street received its current name in 1930, it was called Telocvičná Street (meaning "Fitness Street").
Many of today's buildings are the result of the splitting of two large gardens - Prepoštská Garden
in 1873 and Pálffy Garden
in 1890. Prepoštská garden (also called Prepoštský dvor) was located at the place of Podjavorinskej Street and it had 5289 fathom
s squared. It contained homestead buildings, some ploughed land and a vegetable shop, both leased out. Also, herbs grown in this garden were subscribed and delivered to the neighboring Slubek's distillery (Slubekov liehovar a likérka). After the garden was divided into parcels, a new street was created at the place of the former garden named after Pressburg citizen, merchant and banker Teodor Edl - Edlova Street (today Podjavorinskej Street), as well as many houses on Zochova Street and Kozia Street. Pálffy Garden was situated on a hill between Zámocká Street, Škarniclova Street, Palisády Street
, Zochova Street and Pilárikova Street. One of the other gardens mentioned is Heindl's garden (Heindlova záhrada) next to Prepoštská garden.
Today, the oldest structure on the street is a short remnant of a stone wall at the upper part of the street next to the elementary school, which is the original wall of the huge former Pálffy Garden next to the mansion of Mikuláš Pálffy from mid-17th century. The second oldest existing structure is a maternity hospital and a school for midwifes (officially: Bratislavská uhorsko-kráľovská škola pre pôrodné baby) built in 1882 according to a project by Ignác Feigler jr. Its iniciator, founder and first director was Dr. Ján Ambra from Beckov
. The building later served as the place of I. maternity and gynaecology clinic of Comenius University in Bratislava. Today, all medical services have been cancelled, but in the late 2000s the abandoned hospital building still contained needles, chemicals, patients' private documentation and a small child preserved in formaldehyde
(presumably a teaching aid), as discovered over time by children from the nearby school. There is a dispute over the ownership of things inside the building between the Faculty hospital of Bratislava and the Medical Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava. Before World War II, the building was expanded. A modern wing containing maternity wards and operation rooms was added by Alexander Feigler. Even with this change, the building is (together with the original fence
) a unique example of 19th century urbanisation in Pressburg.
The maternity was soon followed by the building of the State real school and a Jewish school. At the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th century, new schools were built on the street. Two Jewish schools were followed a few years later by a meštianska school and another one at the edge of Zochova and Palisády Street
. The latter building is an eclectic two-storey house with many details. Today, the building is home to Electrotechnics high school (Stredná priemyselná škola elektrotechnická). The street contained several schools throughout its history. Among others, there was an Orthodox grammar school, a Neolog grammar school and there was a Civil School for boys across from the Neolog grammar school.
Zochova street was also the residence of the Pressburg riding club. Together with the street's name (Turnergasse) it was a reminder of the town's hastilude
tradition.
. Zochova street is also the location of fitness center FitRelax at Zochova 6/8 and (mostly) law firms at Zochova 5.
district and those headed for Slávičie údolie - where the majority of Bratislava's campuses are located - can get crowded around this bus stop not only during peak hours, but also at night.
The following bus stop (in the direction towards Nový Most
) is Aupark or Chatam Sófer. The preceding bus stop (in the direction of Hodžovo námestie
) is Hodžovo nám. or Nám. 1. mája or Kollárovo nám.
Street
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable...
in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
's Old Town
Old Town, Bratislava
The Old Town of Bratislava is the historic center and one of the boroughs of Bratislava, in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia. It is coextensive with the smallest Slovak administrative district by area, Bratislava I. It contains the small, but preserved medieval city center, Bratislava Castle and...
and Zochova is also the name of a major bus stop in Bratislava, located at the point where the street touches Staromestská Street, next to Nový Most
Nový Most
Nový Most is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the 32nd-tallest, and thus shortest, member of the World Federation of Great Towers, and is the only bridge to be a member...
in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. Lower half of the street formed part of the Old Town of medieval Pressburg with the first written account confirming its existence coming from the 14th century. Zochova Street is located just 5 minutes walking distance from the historical city center
Hlavné námestie (Bratislava)
Hlavné námestie is one of the best known squares in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is located in the Old Town and it is often considered to be the center of the city....
and 5 minutes walking distance from the Presidential palace
Grassalkovich Palace
The Grassalkovich Palace is a palace in Bratislava and the residence of the president of Slovakia. It is situated on Hodžovo námestie, near the Summer Archbishop's Palace....
at Hodžovo námestie
Hodžovo námestie
Hodžovo námestie is a major square in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The square is located at the edge of Old Town, in front of the Slovak Presidential Palace, some 5 minutes walking distance from the historical city center...
.
Name
Since 1930, the street is named after Samuel Zoch (1882–1928), Slovak evangelical bishopBishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, the co-author of Declaration of Slovak nation (Deklarácia slovenského národa) from October 30, 1918. Zoch served also as the Župan
Zupan
Żupan was a long garment, always lined, worn by almost all males of the noble social class in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, typical male attire from the beginning of the 16th to half of the 18th century, still surviving as a part of the Polishnational dress.- Derivation :The name żupan has...
of Bratislavská župa and the city of Bratislava from 1918 to 1919.
History
While the lower part of the street existed since the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, the upper part above today's Podjavorinskej Street was created in the second half of the 19th century. The street is first mentioned in a tax register from 1379 under the name of Sluttergasse. Its name comes from the dirt silt
Silt
Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body...
s from the hill above during storm time. In 1439, the street included 17 houses, one majer, 7 gardens, a water well
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
, evangelical cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
and a tavern
Tavern
A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in some cases, where travelers receive lodging....
. New houses were built over time. During this time, the street was mostly home to winemaker
Winemaker
A winemaker or vintner is a person engaged in winemaking. They are generally employed by wineries or wine companies, where their work includes:*Cooperating with viticulturists...
s, potter
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
s and carpenter
Carpenter
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
s but also painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
s and customs men. Throughout the Middle Ages this area of Pressburg was known to be home mostly to craftsmen. At least since 1536 the street is named Turnergasse (meaning "Practice Street"). In the 18th century it is named Schluder Gassel. Before the street received its current name in 1930, it was called Telocvičná Street (meaning "Fitness Street").
Many of today's buildings are the result of the splitting of two large gardens - Prepoštská Garden
Parks and gardens in Bratislava
The parks and gardens in Bratislava have formed a part of the landscape of the capital of Slovakia since the Middle Ages. Some of the historical gardens of Bratislava had such architectonic value that they were widely known outside of the city and well beyond the borders of Hungary...
in 1873 and Pálffy Garden
Parks and gardens in Bratislava
The parks and gardens in Bratislava have formed a part of the landscape of the capital of Slovakia since the Middle Ages. Some of the historical gardens of Bratislava had such architectonic value that they were widely known outside of the city and well beyond the borders of Hungary...
in 1890. Prepoštská garden (also called Prepoštský dvor) was located at the place of Podjavorinskej Street and it had 5289 fathom
Fathom
A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems, used especially for measuring the depth of water.There are 2 yards in an imperial or U.S. fathom...
s squared. It contained homestead buildings, some ploughed land and a vegetable shop, both leased out. Also, herbs grown in this garden were subscribed and delivered to the neighboring Slubek's distillery (Slubekov liehovar a likérka). After the garden was divided into parcels, a new street was created at the place of the former garden named after Pressburg citizen, merchant and banker Teodor Edl - Edlova Street (today Podjavorinskej Street), as well as many houses on Zochova Street and Kozia Street. Pálffy Garden was situated on a hill between Zámocká Street, Škarniclova Street, Palisády Street
Palisády Street
Palisády Street is a major street in Bratislava's Old Town connecting Hodžovo námestie and Bratislava Castle in the Slovakia's capital. The street is served by public transport trolleybusses...
, Zochova Street and Pilárikova Street. One of the other gardens mentioned is Heindl's garden (Heindlova záhrada) next to Prepoštská garden.
Today, the oldest structure on the street is a short remnant of a stone wall at the upper part of the street next to the elementary school, which is the original wall of the huge former Pálffy Garden next to the mansion of Mikuláš Pálffy from mid-17th century. The second oldest existing structure is a maternity hospital and a school for midwifes (officially: Bratislavská uhorsko-kráľovská škola pre pôrodné baby) built in 1882 according to a project by Ignác Feigler jr. Its iniciator, founder and first director was Dr. Ján Ambra from Beckov
Beckov
Beckov is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.-History:In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208...
. The building later served as the place of I. maternity and gynaecology clinic of Comenius University in Bratislava. Today, all medical services have been cancelled, but in the late 2000s the abandoned hospital building still contained needles, chemicals, patients' private documentation and a small child preserved in formaldehyde
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH2O. It is the simplest aldehyde, hence its systematic name methanal.Formaldehyde is a colorless gas with a characteristic pungent odor. It is an important precursor to many other chemical compounds, especially for polymers...
(presumably a teaching aid), as discovered over time by children from the nearby school. There is a dispute over the ownership of things inside the building between the Faculty hospital of Bratislava and the Medical Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava. Before World War II, the building was expanded. A modern wing containing maternity wards and operation rooms was added by Alexander Feigler. Even with this change, the building is (together with the original fence
Fence
A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage .Fences...
) a unique example of 19th century urbanisation in Pressburg.
The maternity was soon followed by the building of the State real school and a Jewish school. At the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th century, new schools were built on the street. Two Jewish schools were followed a few years later by a meštianska school and another one at the edge of Zochova and Palisády Street
Palisády Street
Palisády Street is a major street in Bratislava's Old Town connecting Hodžovo námestie and Bratislava Castle in the Slovakia's capital. The street is served by public transport trolleybusses...
. The latter building is an eclectic two-storey house with many details. Today, the building is home to Electrotechnics high school (Stredná priemyselná škola elektrotechnická). The street contained several schools throughout its history. Among others, there was an Orthodox grammar school, a Neolog grammar school and there was a Civil School for boys across from the Neolog grammar school.
Zochova street was also the residence of the Pressburg riding club. Together with the street's name (Turnergasse) it was a reminder of the town's hastilude
Hastilude
Hastilude is a generic term used in the Middle Ages to refer to many kinds of martial games. The word comes from the Latin hastiludium, literally "lance game"'...
tradition.
Today
Zochova Street No. 1 is home to the building of Musical and Dance faculty of Musical Arts University (VŠMU). It contains the Concert hall Dvorana, a place of public performances of classical musicClassical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
. Zochova street is also the location of fitness center FitRelax at Zochova 6/8 and (mostly) law firms at Zochova 5.
Zochova bus stop
Zochova is also the name of one of the busiest public transport bus stops in Bratislava. The following buses stop here: no. 31, no. 39, no. 80, no. 83, no. 84, no. 93, no. 94 and no. 184. Night buses no. N31, no. N34, no. N80, no. N93 and no. N95 also stop here. The minibus line no. 147 stops at a separate nearby bus stop also named Zochova. Both the buses headed for the PetržalkaPetržalka
Petržalka ) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, it is home to approximately 150,000 people.-History:Historical records of Petržalka exist from 1225...
district and those headed for Slávičie údolie - where the majority of Bratislava's campuses are located - can get crowded around this bus stop not only during peak hours, but also at night.
The following bus stop (in the direction towards Nový Most
Nový Most
Nový Most is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the 32nd-tallest, and thus shortest, member of the World Federation of Great Towers, and is the only bridge to be a member...
) is Aupark or Chatam Sófer. The preceding bus stop (in the direction of Hodžovo námestie
Hodžovo námestie
Hodžovo námestie is a major square in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The square is located at the edge of Old Town, in front of the Slovak Presidential Palace, some 5 minutes walking distance from the historical city center...
) is Hodžovo nám. or Nám. 1. mája or Kollárovo nám.