Vajnory is a small borough in the northeast of Bratislava,

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. Milan Rastislav Štefánik international airport is located near Vajnory. Another airport -

Vajnory Airport Vajnory Airport was an airfield located near the village of Vajnory, close to Slovakia's capital Bratislava. It was closed in January 2007. This area is now served by the Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport. See also * List of airports in Slov ...

, which was the first airport in Slovakia - closed in 2006.

History

The first written mention of Vajnory dates to 1237, when it was a village with the original Slovak Slovak name ''Prača'' / ''Pračany''. In 1307, Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria purchased it and renamed it ''Weinern'', referring to the main occupation of the villagers, working on

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s and making

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. A relic of this name remains today in the Slovak variant, ''Vajnory''. It was purchased again by Bratislava in the 16th century. It was a borough only until 1851, when, shortly after the abolition of

serfdom Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery, which deve ...

, Vajnory became an independent village again. It was made an official borough of Bratislava in 1946.

Photogallery

File:Vajnory 1.JPG, Municipality of Vajnory File:Vajnory 2.JPG, The map of Vajnory File:Vajnory 12.JPG, The church tower File:Saint Florian statue, Roľnícka street, Vajnory, Bratislava.jpg, Statue of St. Florián File:Vajnory 6.JPG, Elementary school of Katarína Brúderová File:Vajnory 8.JPG, Elementary school of John Paul II File:Šúr 3.JPG, Nature reserve Šúr close to Vajnory Roľnícka street, Vajnory, Bratislava 2.jpg, Main street in Vajnory

References

External links

Official website
Boroughs of Bratislava {{Boroughs of Bratislava by district