Vinosady Explained

Vinosady
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Slovakia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bratislava
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Pezinok
Pushpin Map:Slovakia Bratislava Region#Slovakia
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vinosady in the Bratislava Region
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Coordinates:48.3106°N 17.2911°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1208
Area Total Km2:5.15[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.99
Elevation M:155[2]
Elevation Ft:509
Population Total:1624[3]
Population Density Km2:288[4]
Population Density Sq Mi:111
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:902 01
Area Code:+421 33
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:PK
Website: www.vinosady.sk
Parts:Veľké Tŕnie, Malé Tŕnie

Vinosady (Hungarian: Csukárdterlényhttps://telepulesek.adatbank.sk/telepules/vinosady-vinosady/ or Hungarian: Csukárd-Terlény) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians.

Names and etymology

The current name means Vineyards and refers to rich vineyard tradition in this region.

The former village Kučišdorf was initially known as Turduna, Torduna, Turna or Thurnie, the name comes from Slovak tŕň, trnava (see also etymology of Trnava).[5] Its later name Kučišdorf comes from a personal name probably of Slavic origin Kucar/Kučar adopted to the Hungarian language as Chucar, Csukar (Chukarfalva, Csukárd).[5] The name of the second former village Trlinok also comes from Slovak tŕň.[5] In 1948, villages were renamed: Kučišdorf to Veľké Tŕnie and Trlinok to Malé Tŕnie.

History

In historical records the village, which was made of two independent parts was first mentioned in 1208, although it was inhabited lot sooner, in the 9th century, as the Great Moravian site was discovered near the village.

At the end of the 13th century, two village arose: Trlinka and Kučišdorf, which were closely linked to their bigger towns, Pezinok and Modra. The villages merged in 1964 to one village Vinosady. The merged village got its own coat-of-arms in 1998.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 179 metres and covers an area of 5.15 km². It has a population of 1,624 people. The village is located 26 km from Bratislava and 3 km from Pezinok.

References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2023 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2024-08-10.
  4. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  5. Book: Varsik, Branislav . Branislav Varsik . Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku . Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied . 1984 . Bratislava . 55–58. Slovak.

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