From 1949 -- 1960 a unit named Bratislava Region existed .
Unit was replaced in 1960 by the Western Slovak Region ( except from 1 July 1969 to 28 December 1970 ; Bratislava Region was partly separate from 1968 , and from 1971 Bratislava Region was a separate Bratislava Region ) .
From 1949 -- 1960 a unit named Bratislava Region existed , but it was replaced in 1960 by the Western Slovak Region ( except from 1 July 1969 to 28 December 1970 ; Bratislava was partly separate from 1968 , and from 1971 it was a separate region ) .