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Pezinok District
Pezinok District (''okres Pezinok'') is a district in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia The district had been established in 1996, from 1923 was its area part of Modra District. It is situated on the foothills of Little Carpathians hills, and is known for its vineyard production. Industry is located mostly in its seat, town of Pezinok, which is the largest district municipality. Of cultural importance is town Modra Modra (german: Modern, hu, Modor, Latin: ''Modur'') is a city and municipality in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It has a population of 9,042 as of 2018. It nestles in the foothills of the Malé Karpaty (Little Carpathian mountains) and i .... Many inhabitants daily travel to Bratislava for work, shopping, or education. Municipalities References Districts of Slovakia {{Bratislava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Slovakia
An okres (in English district) is an administrative unit in Slovakia. It is a second-tier territorial administrative unit, below a Regions of Slovakia, Region in standing, and superior to a municipality. Each district contains at least several municipalities. The cities of Bratislava and Košice are the only cities in Slovakia divided into internal urban districts, with five in Bratislava, and four in Košice. These urban districts are then further divided into smaller boroughs (which serve a function analogous to municipalities in typical districts). All other districts are larger in size and also include rural areas, and rural as well as urban municipalities. Each of these more typical districts has an urban centre serving as the seat of the district, usually the largest town (or the only town) of a given district. Rural municipalities are not legally allowed to become district seats. Map of current Slovak districts Characteristics Several districts form a "Region" (Slova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doľany, Pezinok District
Doľany ( hu, Ottóvölgy) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1638-1927 (parish A) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 Obec, obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vištuk
Vištuk (german: Wischteich, hu, Kárpáthalas) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. The town is located north of Senec and east of Modra. History Archeologists found remains of settlements from roughly 5000 BC. The modern history of the village begins in 1244, when it is first mentioned under the name Vyscha. At that time the village was very new. The entire region was decimated during the 1241-42 Mongol invasion, and subsequently resettled by German winemakers. After another decline in the first half of the 16th century, the town experienced significant growth, largely due to an influx of Croatian settlers in 1540. Vištuk is situated at the merger of three creeks and once had several water reservoirs, the largest of which still exists today. By the end of the 16th Century, the village was one of the largest in the Červený Kameň county. In 1573 the town built its Roman Catholic church of Holy Trinity, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinosady
Vinosady ( hu, Csukárdterlényor ) 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). 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''). The name of the second former village Trlinok also comes from Slovak ''tŕň''. 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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viničné
Viničné ( hu, Hattyúpatak) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. The village is known for archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m .... In 2006, Viničné held the 6th World University Archery Championship. References External links Official website Villages and municipalities in Pezinok District { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svätý Jur
Svätý Jur (; german: Sankt Georgen; he, Yergen; hu, Szentgyörgy; formerly ''Jur pri Bratislave'') is a small historical town northeast of Bratislava, located in the Bratislava Region. The city is situated on the slopes of Little Carpathians mountains and surrounded by typical terraced vineyards with more than 700 years of winemaking tradition. In 1990, the intact city center was declared a protected city reservation. Cadastrially, Svätý Jur includes also the natural reserve Šúr, established in 1952 to protect one of the last and largest remnants of a tall-stem swamp alder forest in Central Europe. Today, Svätý Jur has a population of over 5 thousand citizens. The town is well connected with a major road between Pezinok and Bratislava passing through and the Svätý Jur railway station situated on the main Košice - Bratislava railway line. The city is bordered by the Little Carpathian mountains to the west, Bratislava to the south, natural reserve Šúr to the east and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šenkvice
Šenkvice ( hu, Senkőc) is a village and municipality in central Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. The town of roughly 5,000 people lies east of Pezinok and south of Modra, and is connected to each via a main road. Another road connects Šenkvice to Blatné, which lies about five kilometers (three miles) south-east. Name and etymology The name derives from a Slavic personal name ''Čaník'' (1256, ''villa Chanuk''). The German colonists adopted the Slovak name (probably ''Čaníkovce'') as ''Sankawych'', ''Sankavich'' (1390) and finally as ''Schenkowitz'', ''Schenkwitz''. In the 16th century, the village was abandoned and resettled by the Croatians who adopted the German name and changed it to ''Šenkvice''. This became also the Slovak name. History Early settlements from the Neolithic and Bronze Age were found in the town, as well as signs of human activity during Ancient Roman times. The first written record of the village can be found in a letter by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenský Grob
Slovenský Grob ( hu, Tótgurab; german: Slowakisch-Eisgrub, Böhmisch-Grub, Slawisch-Weissgrob) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region The Bratislava Region ( sk, Bratislavský kraj, , german: Pressburger/Bratislavaer Landschaftsverband (until 1919), hu, Pozsonyi kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. The region was first esta .... Slovenský Grob, in the foothills of the Small Carpathians, is geographically disposed to the rearing of geese. Its lakes, marshes and rich pastures – the result of a brook that formerly coursed through the village – are all factors in producing the ideal gosherding landscape. Families would traditionally keep geese, then slaughter and consume them among themselves. But the economic hardships of the mid 20th century resulted in the goose meat making its way to markets in Bratislava and Pezinok, where it was a significant hit. Some intrepi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Píla, Pezinok District
Píla ( hu, Gidrafűrész, german: Sägmühl) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region The Bratislava Region ( sk, Bratislavský kraj, , german: Pressburger/Bratislavaer Landschaftsverband (until 1919), hu, Pozsonyi kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. The region was first esta .... References External links Official page Villages and municipalities in Pezinok District {{Bratislava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limbach, Pezinok
Limbach (german: Limbach, hu, Limpak) is a municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, under the Little Carpathians. It is particularly well known for its production of wine. History The town was established around 1350, when Béla IV of Hungary invited German settlers to inhabit lands. However, it is first time mentioned in 1390. The village remained predominantly German until 1945, when most of them were expelled from Slovakia to Germany and were replaced by settlers from the regions around Myjava, Stará Turá, and Bošáca. After World War II, when the Slovaks renamed towns and villages with German names, Limbach was briefly known as ''Hlinik'', but the German name has remained and is now again the official name of the town. Today, Limbach is a popular location for secondary residences for rich residents of Bratislava. The expresident of Slovakia Ivan Gašparovič Ivan Gašparovič (; born 27 March 1941) is a Slovak politician and law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jablonec, Pezinok
Jablonec ( hu, Halmos) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava region. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1774–1897 (parish B) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 Obec, obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |