Liptovský Mikuláš (; until 1952
Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš, ; ) is a
town in northern
Slovakia, on the
Váh River, about from
Bratislava. It lies in the
Liptov region, in
Liptov Basin near the
Low Tatra and
Tatra mountains. The town, known as Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš (or Liptovský Saint Nicholas) before communist times, is also renowned as a town of guilds and culture.