Trnava lies
at an altitude of 146 metres (479 ft) above sea level and covers an area
of 71.535 square kilometres (27.6 sq mi). It is located in the
Danubian Lowland on the Trnávka river, around 45 kilometres (28 mi)
north-east of Bratislava, 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Nitra and around
70 kilometres (43 mi) from the Czech border. The closest mountain ranges
are the Little Carpathians to the west and the Považský Inovec to the
north-east of the city.
