Vajnory

Vajnory
Borough
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Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava
District	Bratislava III
Elevation	130 m (427 ft)
Coordinates
Area	13.354 km2 (5.156 sq mi)
Population	4,331 (2005)
Density	324 / km2 (839 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1237
Postal code	83107
Area code	+421-02
Car plate	BA, BL
Location of Vajnory in Slovakia
Website: www.vajnory.sk
Source

Vajnory is a small borough in the northeast of Bratislava, Slovakia.

Milan Rastislav Štefánik international airport is located near Vajnory. Another airport - Vajnory Airport, which was the first airport in Slovakia - closed in 2006.

History

The first written mention of Vajnory dates to 1237, when it was a village with the original Slovak Slovak name Prača / Pračany. In 1307, monastery in Austrian Heiligenkreuz purchased it and renamed the village Weinern, referring to the main occupation of the villagers, working on vineyards and making wine. A relic of this name remains today in the Slovak variant, Vajnory. It was purchased again by Bratislava in the 16th century. It was a borough only until 1851, when, shortly after the abolition of serfdom, Vajnory became an independent village again. It was made an official borough of Bratislava in 1946.

Photogallery

• Vajnory 1.JPG

  Municipality of Vajnory

• Vajnory 2.JPG

  The map of Vajnory

• Vajnory 12.JPG

  The church tower

• Vajnory 3.JPG

  Statue of St. Florián

• Vajnory 6.JPG

  Elementary school of Katarína Brúderová

• Vajnory 8.JPG

  Elementary school of John Paul II

• Šúr 3.JPG

  Nature reserve Šúr close to Vajnory

External links

• Official website
• Unofficial description