Vrakuňa

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Vrakuňa
coat of arms map
Vrakuňa coat of arms Vrakuňa in Slovakia
Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Bratislavský kraj
Okres : Bratislava II
Region : Bratislava
Area : 10.3 km²
Residents : 20,120 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 1,953 inhabitants per km²
Height : 132  m nm
Postal code : 821 07
Telephone code : + 421-2
Geographic location : 48 ° 9 '  N , 17 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 9 '0 "  N , 17 ° 13' 0"  E
License plate : BA, BL, BT
Kód obce : 529338
structure
Community type : district
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Martin Kuruc
Address: Miestny úrad Bratislava-Vrakuňa
Šíravská 7
821 07 Bratislava
Website: www.vrakuna.sk
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Vrakuňa (until 1948 Slovak "Verekne"; German Fragendorf , Hungarian Vereknye ) a formerly independent place and today's district in the east of Bratislava with around 19,000 inhabitants.

Church in Vrakuňa

Description and history

The district consists of a mixture of the old village and modern high-rise buildings. To the north of the Little Danube , an arm of the Danube , there is a park ( Lesopark Vrakuňa ).

The place at that time was mentioned for the first time in 1279 and was called Verekne in Slovak until 1948 . On January 1, 1972, the place was incorporated into the city of Bratislava and has been one of the city districts ever since.

District structure

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

  • Dolné hony

Culture

See also: List of listed objects in Okres Bratislava II

Web links

Commons : Vrakuňa  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files