Mlynská dolina (literally: Mill valley; before 1894 , )
is a neighborhood of
Karlova Ves borough of
Bratislava
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, the capital of
Slovakia
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. It is located in the
Bratislava IV district. Geographically and historically it constitutes a much larger area of the entire valley of the river
Vydrica, including its upper part located in the
Little Carpathians
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mountains and the area of
Patrónka.
In the present, Mlynská dolina features two faculties of the
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics and the
Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies and university
dormitories housing up to 15,000 students, the largest of its kind in Slovakia. The area features the
Bratislava Zoo, headquarters of the former
Slovak Television housed in one of the tallest buildings in the city, the
Botanical Garden of the Comenius University, one of the largest
cemeteries in Bratislava,
Slávičie údolie and many upscale residential areas. Mlynská dolina is served by the
D2 motorway.
Places and student organizations at Mlynská dolina dormitory complex
Mlynská Dolina is called „a student town“ because nearly anything needed for everyday life can be found at one place, including grocery stores, restaurants, clubs, sport fields and sport centers, a medical clinic or several student organizations' meeting places. Few companies have their local offices at Mlynská Dolina dormitory complex. Several times a year Mlynská Dolina hosts a local festival (e.g. Amos Fest) or a concert.
Mlynská Dolina dormitory complex is a place where several student organizations have their local offices:
Integrity Life, z.ú. (Czech and Slovak student organization), UPC MOSTY (Lutheran University Pastoral Centre), UPeCe (Catholic University Pastoral Centre), UKC (University Cultural Centre), RUŠ (Mladosť Dormitory Students' Association), etc.
See also
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Boroughs and localities of Bratislava
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Geography of Bratislava
References
External links
Mlynská dolina on a map of Bratislava
Boroughs of Bratislava
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