Grinava Explained

Grinava
Settlement Type:suburb
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Coordinates:48.2667°N 32°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovakia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Bratislava
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pezinok
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Pezinok
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:902 03

Grinava (Hungarian: Grinád, German: Grünau) is a historical village in Slovakia, since 1 July 1975 a suburb of the town of Pezinok.[1] It contains a listed 14th-century church originally built by Saxon colonists. During the Second World War a prison camp for American POWs was located in the village. Towards the end of the Second World War there was fighting in and around Grinava between German and Soviet forces.

Under the Czechoslovak Republic (1948-1990) the village was renamed Myslenice. It has since reverted to its earlier name.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dejiny Pezinka. Obzor. 1982. 149.