Lamač is the smallest borough of

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, the capital of Slovakia, lying in the northern part of the city. Part of the

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district, Lamač is home to approximately 7,000 inhabitants. Until 1946, Lamač was a small independent village, but it was incorporated into the city Bratislava. In the past, Lamač was known for its

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s and as an agricultural and fruit supplier for Bratislava's markets. The dominant features of Lamač include the Church of Saint Margita, the Chapel of Saint Rozalia and the Memorial to soldiers killed in The First World War. Lamač is accessible by the public transport system of Bratislava. The borough also features the Bratislava Lamač railway station.

Location

Lamač borders Dúbravka to the south-east,

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to the west,

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to the north and Rača to the east, separated by the

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Division

Lamač is unofficially divided into two local parts: Rázsochy and Podháj.

History

Present-day Lamač lies on the territory of four medieval villages. The first one (unknown name) ceased to exist in 1241. Blumenau and Sellendorf were founded between 1279 and 1288 and de facto ceased to exist until 1436, probably because of frequent border disputes and their division between the heirs of the original founder.

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fleeing from the

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in the south settled this area in the 16th century. Lamač was founded by a Croatian Jan (probably Skerlič). It was first mentioned as ''Krabatendorff'' (Croatian Village) in 1547 and two years later under its Slavic name ''Lamas'' (1549). The village suffered from several epidemics and military conflicts, it was burned, looted by anti-Ottoman armies (1604) and four times during the

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(1703–11). The

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of the

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took place on 22 July 1866 during which the Prussians again burned down the village. At the end of the 19th century, the village was mostly Slovak (93,3% in 1900). After the

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, the village became a part of

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and on 1 April 1946 it became a borough of Bratislava.

Education

Lamač features one public

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and

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, MŠ and ZŠ Heyrovského Street and one private elementary school and kindergarten ''Súkromná základná škola s materskou školou Heyrovského 2'' also at Heyrovského Street.

Sports

Lamač features a swimming pool ''Kúpalisko Lamač'' at Pod násypom Street, a winter stadium Ice arena at Borinská Street containing ice hockey stadium and curling rink, soccer playing field ''Futbalové ihrisko FK Lamač'' at Na barine Street and a multi-purpose sports hall at Na barine Street.

Gallery

Image:Sv_margita_1.jpg, Saint Margita Church Image:Bratislava_2007-6-26_30.jpg, Tesco Lamač Image:Pomnik_s.jpg, The Memorial to soldiers killed in World War I Zlatohorska.jpg, Zlatohorská Street in Lamač

References

External links

Lamač website

Zimný štadion Lamač website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamac Boroughs of Bratislava Villages in Slovakia merged with towns