Dúbravka (Bratislava)

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Dúbravka
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Dúbravka Dúbravka in Slovakia
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Bratislavský kraj
Okres : Bratislava IV
Region : Bratislava
Area : 8.65 km²
Residents : 33,665 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 3,892 inhabitants per km²
Height : 203  m nm
Postal code : 841 01
Telephone code : + 421-2
Geographic location : 48 ° 11 '  N , 17 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '12 "  N , 17 ° 2' 14"  E
License plate : BA, BL, BT
Kód obce : 529389
structure
Community type : district
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Martin Zaťovič
Address: Miestny úrad Bratislava-Dúbravka
Žatevná 2
84101 Bratislava
Website: www.dubravka.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Dúbravka (German Kaltenbrunn , Hungarian Pozsonyhidegkút - until 1907 Hidegkút ) is a district in northwest Bratislava at the foot of the Little Carpathians (northeast) and the Theben Kogel (southwest).

View of the houses in the old town center

Description and history

The place already existed in the 14th century depending on Thebes Castle , but was not mentioned for the first time until 1576 and was strongly influenced by the influx of Croatian settlers.

The community was independent until 1946 and then became part of the city of Bratislava as a district.

District structure

The district is divided into the following further (unofficial) quarters:

  • Podvornice
  • Záluhy
  • Krčace
  • Dúbravčice

Personalities

Sons and Daughters of the Church:

  • Leonard Tikl (1902–1973), SDB , Catholic priest , youth minister , religious prisoner (sentenced to 15 years in prison).
  • Gustáv Husák (1913–1991), communist functionary and President of the ČSSR

Individual evidence

  1. KUBANOVIČ, Zlatko: Historický náhľad do dejín slovenských saleziánov (Od dona Bosca do roku 1924) . Bratislava: Don Bosco, 2019. ISBN 978-80-8074-436-6 . Pp. 282-283.

Web links

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