Borinka ( hu, Pozsonyborostyánkő) is a
village and
municipality in western
Slovakia in
Malacky 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 ...
, at the foothills of the
Little Carpathians, best known for the
Pajštún Castle, and has many weekend homes ( sk, chata).
Dračí hrádok
Dračí hrádok (literally ''Dragon fort'' or ''Dragon castle'' in English) are the ruins of a castle located in the southernmost part of the Little Carpathians, less than 2 km southeast of Borinka in the Bratislava region, Slovakia.
The cas ...
are another castle ruins located in its vicinity. The village is around 5 km east of
Stupava and around 15 km north of
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
.
Names and etymology
Older
Slovak name ''Pajštún'' derives from
German ''Ballenstein'' or ''Paulenstein''. The current name ''Borinka'' (1948) is a result of mistake. Pajštún was incorrectly associated with
Szuhabaranka (1273 ''castrum Borynka'')
and renamed during post-war trials to return to older Slovak names.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 235 metres and covers an area of 15.79 km². It has population of 512 people.
Image:Borinka church 01.jpg, Borinka church
Image:Borostyankocivertanlegi1.jpg, Pajštún castle
Image:Borostyankocivertanlegi2.jpg, Pajštún castle
Image:Borostyankocivertanlegi3.jpg, Pajštún castle
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): 1670-1921 (parish B)
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
References
External links
Municipal website
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Villages and municipalities in Malacky District
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