Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...
, the capital of
Slovakia
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, located in the Bratislava II district. It is the city's second most populated borough, housing over 80,000 inhabitants and its Nivy neighbourhood is the place of the emerging new city center of Bratislava. Ružinov features extensive residential areas, as well as major industrial facilities and transport infrastructure including the Milan Rastislav Štefánik international airport and the D1 motorway.
The borough features the Slovnaft refinery, Avion Shopping Park mall, Ružinov hospital, Štrkovec lake, Zlaté Piesky recreational area and numerous schools and churches.
Location
Ružinov is bordered by the borough of
Old Town
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Petržalka
Petržalka (; ; ) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, the area shares a land border with Austria, and is home to around 100,000 people.
Names and etymology
The German name ...
to the west across the river
Danube
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In place of today's Ružinov there were originally meadows, pastures, grasslands and woodland, interspersed with islands and channels of the Danube. The people living here worked in
agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
,
ranching
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and
logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidder, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or trunk (botany), logs onto logging truck, trucksSlovnaft and Gumon, and the cargo Port of Bratislava, are located here. Apart from the chemical industry it is home to food and construction industries. The Miletičova Open-air Market, Bratislava's largest and most frequented, is also located in Ružinov. The Milan Rastislav Štefánik international airport is also located here. The largest shopping center in Slovakia Avion Shopping Park is based in Ružinov, with the Ikea store and surrounded by new office buildings and two hotels (Hotel Gate One Bratislava and Chopin Airport Hotel).
Despite its industrial character, Ružinov is considered to be a relatively green part of Bratislava. In contrast to other city districts, it is rich in streams and lakes (such as Rohlík lake), with a total water area of 616,000 m². At the heart of Ružinov there is the Štrkovec Lake area, a major recreational and sporting centre for
Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...
. Other lakes include Zlaté Piesky, a major summer resort, and Rohlík.
Politics
Ružinov local government was established by the elections in November 1990 and in December 1990, it founded the municipal office of the Ružinov borough. Over time, the number of members of the local parliament was reduced from 60 to 25.
List of mayors of Ružinov and political parties that nominated them:
* 1990 – 1994 – Jozef Olejár ( VPN)
* 1994 – 1998 – Richard Volek ( ĽS-HZDS, SNS, KSÚ)
* 1998 – 2002 – Pavol Kubovič ( SDK)
* 2002 – 2006 – Pavol Kubovič ( SDKÚ, KDH, ANO, SMK)
* 2006 – 2010 – Slavomír Drozd ( Smer-SD, SMK, ĽS-HZDS, SF)
* 2010 – 2014 - Dušan Pekár ( KDH)
* 2014 – 2018 – Dušan Pekár ( KDH, OĽaNO, Nova, Zmena zdola, Demokratická únia Slovenska, OKS, SMK-MKP)
* 2018 – 2022 – Martin Chren ( New Majority (Slovakia), ran as an independent candidate)
Media
* Ružinovské echo - local monthly magazine, established in 1992
* TV Ružinov - local TV station, established in May 1996 as TV RIK
Both media are published and operated by the municipal company TVR a RE, s.r.o.
Religion
Ružinov belongs into three
Roman Catholic
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parishes (Farnosť Bratislava ‐ Prievoz, Farnosť Bratislava ‐ Márie pomocnice kresťanov, Farnosť Bratislava – Trnávka), one
Protestant
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parish (Evanjelický cirkevný zbor AV Bratislava – Prievoz) and one
Eastern Orthodox Church
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parish (Pravoslávna cirkevná obec Bratislava).
The borough features the following churches:
* Orthodox Church of Saint Rastislav (Chrám svätého Rastislava) on Tomášikova Street, consecrated in May 2013.
* Roman Catholic Church of Virgin Mary Help of Christians (Kostol Márie Pomocnice kresťanov a Dom saleziánov dona Bosca) on Miletičova Street No. 7, consecrated in 1990
* Roman Catholic Church of Saint Don Bosco and Salesian Institute at Dornkappl (Kostol sv. D. Bosca a Saleziánsky ústav na Dornkappli), Okružná Street No. 11, consecrated in 1938
* Protestant Lutheran Church in Prievoz (Kostol Evanjelickej cirkvi a. v. Prievoz), Radničné námestie No. 2, consecrated in 1925
* Roman Catholic Church of Saint Vincent de Paul (Kostol sv. Vincenta de Paul) on Tomášikova street, consecrated in 2000
Education
Ružinov is home to several
high school
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s, 9
elementary school
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s and 11
kindergarten
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s. It also houses the Pan-European University on Tomášikova Street and the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies of the Comenius University on Mlynské luhy Street.
* Elementary schools: ZŠ Borodáčova Street, ZŠ Drieňová Street, ZŠ Kulíškova Street, ZŠ Medzilaborecká Street, ZŠ Mierová Street, ZŠ Nevädzová Street, ZŠ Ostredková Street, ZŠ Ružová dolina Street, ZŠ Vrútocká Street
* There is also the United Church School of Saint Vincent de Paul which combines an elementary school and high school
* Public kindergartens and their allocated classes: MŠ Bancíkovej Street 2, MŠ Exnárova Street 6, MŠ Miletičova Street 37 (including MŠ Gemerská Street 4), MŠ Medzilaborecká Street 4 (including Haburská Street 4), MŠ Piesočná Street 2 (including MŠ Rádiová 52 and MŠ Vietnamská 13), MŠ Západná Street 2), MŠ Prešovská Street 28 (including MŠ Palkovičova Street 11/A), MŠ Pivonková Street 9 (including MŠ Astrová Street 5, MŠ Nevädzová Street 12 and MŠ Šalviová Street 5), MŠ Habarka, Stálicova Street 2 (including MŠ Haburská Street 6), MŠ Šťastná Street 26, MŠ Velehradská Street 24 (including MŠ Budovateľská Street 10 and MŠ Tekovská Street 7, 9)
In the school year 2012/2013, 586 children were accepted into the seven Ružinov kindergartens, 229 children were rejected due to lack of space. In the school year 2016/2017, 658 children were accepted into the eleven Ružinov kindergartens.
Sports
Many sporting clubs are based in Ružinov, including the FK Rapid football club, the ''Slávia UK'' volleyball club, the ''Dunajplavba'' wrestling club and the street hockey club ''ŠK H.O.K. Nivy''.
Gallery
Image:Hospital Ruzinov Bratislava.JPG, Ružinov hospital
Image:DK Ružinov 1.jpg, Ružinov House of Culture
Image:Jégého 03.jpg, Modern residential buildings on Jégého Street
Image:Nová doba 2.jpg, Nová doba residential complex from 1932
Image:Apollo BC 2 february 2008.jpg, Construction of Apollo Business Center II in the area of Mlynské nivy-West in 2008