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.
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.