Vrakuňa ( hu, Vereknye, german: Fragendorf), is a borough of
Bratislava
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,
Slovakia
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. It is divided by into two parts by the
Little Danube
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It splits from the main river near Bratislava, and flows more or less parallel to the Danube until it ...
river.
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Names and etymology
The first written mention of Vrakuňa was in 1279 as a village named Werekne. Some other recorded medieval names are Verekene (1290), Frecendorf (1297), Verekuna (1323), Oluerekenye (1356), Berekenye in theutonico Fratedorf (1393) or Vraknye (1459).
The name is probably derived from a
Proto-Slavic appelative ''*vrakunъ'', potentially reflecting Pre-Christian (
pagan
Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. ...
) rituals. The stem ''vra-'' means "to speak without making any sense", ''vrakúň'' – a wizzard, preserved in
Russian as вракун/vrakun – a liar, a gossip). Lajos Kiss (1988) tried to drive the name from
Proto-Slavic ''vir-'' (a whirl).
Šimon Ondruš
Šimon Ondruš (* 27 October 1924, Klčov – † 8 January 2011, Bratislava) was a Slovak linguist, Slavist and indo-Europeanist, member of several international linguistic societies.
Life
He studied Slovak language and philosophy at the Comeniu ...
(1990) from
Proto-Slavic ''vorkъ'' (in
East Slavic languages: ''vorok'' - a fence, a barrier) like Vorkonъ, Vorkunovka and other similar names,
but documented only for the East Slavs.
History
Vrakuňa became an official borough of Bratislava on January 1, 1972.
References
Boroughs of Bratislava
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