Vajnory Explained

Vajnory
Settlement Type:Borough
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Bratislava III
Pushpin Map:Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vajnory in Slovakia
Coordinates:48.1333°N 17.1167°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Michal Vlček
Established Title:First mentioned
Population As Of:
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:-
Blank Name:Car plate

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, Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria purchased it and renamed it 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.

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