Devínska Nová Ves (, , ) is a borough of
Bratislava
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, the capital of
Slovakia
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. Its western borders are formed by the
Morava River, which also forms the national border between Slovakia and
Austria
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.
Devínska Nová Ves is notable mainly for its large
Volkswagen
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factory, for Sandberg, a world-known palaeontological site, where many fossils of prehistoric animals are found , and for the a cyclist bridge over Morava river linking it with
Schloss Hof in Austria. Devínska Nová Ves is the last train station in Slovakia on the railway line from Bratislava to Vienna.
Among other things, it is home to the largest Croatian community in Slovakia. Croatian is still spoken here, as well as in
Čuňovo and
Jarovce, villages on the southern bank of the
Danube
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. The wider presence of Croatian settlers is represented by local place names such as
Chorvátsky Grob.
Geography
Devínska Nová Ves borders
Devín to the south, the river
Morava and
Austria
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to the west,
Záhorská Bystrica to the far north-east and
Lamač and
Dúbravka to the south-east.
Division
Devínska Nová Ves is divided into 6 local parts:
Devínske Jazero,
Kostolné,
Podhorské,
Paulinské,
Sídlisko Stred and
Vápenka. Unofficially it is also locally divided into four further parts: "Stara Dedina", ''Kolónia'', ''Grba'' and ''Slovinec''.
History
Devínska Nová Ves was mentioned for the first time around 1451 as ''Nová Ves''. During the 17th century, the village was growing and after an influx of
Croats
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, the village acquired the name ''Chorvátska Nová Ves''. In the 18th century, a sand mine was built here near Sandberg and later in the 19th century, stone was
quarried here as well. In 1848, the village was renamed once more to its current name. In 1918, the village was a site of battle between the
Czechoslovak and
Hungarian armies as part of fights for Bratislava, and Czechoslovak troops emerged victorious. In 1948, Devínska Nová Ves was near the border of two different political systems, and in 1955 the
Iron Curtain
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was constructed across the territory the village. It was also one of the escape routes to Austria, by swimming across the Morava river. On 1 January 1972, Devínska Nová Ves was made an official borough of Bratislava. In the 1970s and 1980s, new auto plants were built, first
''Bratislavské automobilové závody'' (BAZ, later a factory of
Volkswagen
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), which spurred the construction of new apartment blocks in the borough in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s, the Iron Curtain was dismantled.
In part Kostolné there is the Holy Spirit's Church, which is on the list of cultural monuments of Slovakia. This church is situated on small hill over square and archaeological excavations certify its existence as sepulchral place since prehistory. Literature says it was built in renaissance style about year 1580. It is built from stone with a tile roof.
Transport
Devínska Nová Ves lies near the
railway
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s to
Austria
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and the
Czech Republic
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. Road traffic is some of the worst in Bratislava, because all of the access roads are busy and narrow. Relocation of these roads is planned to begin soon. In the future, there will be
a motorway border crossing to Austria.
Public transportation uses
buses and is stressed as well, because the centre is quite distant, and buses are often late. More popular are therefore trains running to Main station twice an hour. In future, railway stop "Devínska Nová Ves - Sídlisko" is planned above Eisnerova street.
A cycle bridge has been constructed across the nearby
Morava River, linking Devínska Nová Ves to Schlosshoff castle and
Marchegg, in
Austria
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.
People
Devínska Nová Ves houses the greatest Croat minority in Slovakia and the Festival of Croatian Culture takes place annually.
Croatian Culture Society () organizes annual Croatian Day (''Hrvatski dan''), with concerts (of
klapas, vocal ensembles,
tamburitzas), lectures and cultural programme.
Notable peoples
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Simon Knéfacz Simon Knéfacz, or Simeon Knéfacz, alternative names ''Kniefacz, Šimon Knefac, Šimeon Kniefac'' (February 23, 1752 – August 3, 1819) was a Hungarian monk and Burgenland Croatian writer.
Born in Devínska Nová Ves near Bratislava (originally M ...
Croatian writer
*
Rudolf Sloboda Slovak writer
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Peter Pišťanek Slovak writer
Gallery
Image:DNV Morava river.jpg, Morava river near Devínska Nová Ves
Image:DNV opona.jpg, Former Iron Curtain
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Image:DNV Devinska Kobyla.jpg, Mt. Devínska Kobyla
Image:DNV Marchegg bridge.jpg, Marchegg bridge
References
External links
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Unofficial websiteDevinska Nova Ves - Spectacular Slovakia
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Boroughs of Bratislava
Croatian communities in Slovakia
Villages in Slovakia merged with towns