Čunovo (, , ) is a small part of

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. ...

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, in the southern area near the Hungarian border. It is located close to the

Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams Gabčíkovo (, ) is a town and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District, in the Trnava Region of southwestern Slovakia. It has 5,232 inhabitants of whom approximately 80% are Hungarians. After the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia, th ...

History

Čunovo was first mentioned as a village in 1232 under the name ''Chun''. In the 16th century,

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

fleeing the

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in the south settled in the village. Until 1947, Čunovo, along with

Jarovce Jarovce (, , ) is a small borough of Bratislava, Slovakia. History The village was first mentioned in 1208 under the name ''Ban''. During the Ottoman wars, many Croats settled here in the 16th century (therefore "Croatian" in the German name, ...

and

Rusovce Rusovce (, ) is a borough in southern Bratislava on the right bank of the Danube river, close to the Austrian border. History In the 1st century, there was a Roman settlement named Gerulata in today's Rusovce area. The first preserved writte ...

, was part of Hungary and was annexed that year, it was annexed to

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, to enable construction of the

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. It became an official part of Bratislava on January 1, 1972. Some of the inhabitants still speak the

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and preserve folk traditions.

Tourism

In 2000, a new art museum called Danubiana was opened.

Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area (; verbatim: Danube Floodplains PLA) is one of the youngest of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area consists of five separate parts in the Danube Lowland, stretching from Bratis ...

comprises some parts of the borough. It is home to

Čunovo Water Sports Centre The Čunovo Water Sports Centre is an artificial whitewater whitewater slalom, slalom course in Slovakia, on an island in the Danube river, 14 km southeast of Bratislava, near the village of Čunovo. It is powered by flow diversion from the G ...

an artificial whitewater facility built in 1996 which attracts paddlers from around the world.

Transport

Čunovo is close to the international

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E65/ E75 and

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crossing to Hungary. The first town inside Hungary is

Rajka Rajka (, , ) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The village has large Slovak and German minorities. Etymology The name comes from the Slavic personal name ''Rajko'', ''Rajka'' (derived from rajь: paradise). 1297 ''Royka''. ...

. Since 21 December 2007, all border controls have been lifted as Hungary and Slovakia became part of the

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Demographics

According to the 2011

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, the municipality had 1,010 inhabitants. 778 of inhabitants were

Slovaks The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...

, 124

, 66

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

and 42 others and unspecified.Obce Narodnost

Gallery

File:DanubianaMeulensteenArtMuseum.jpg, The Danubian Meulensteen Art Museum, near Čunovo. File:Tripoint SK AT HU 6250523.JPG, Tripoint with Austria-Hungary-Slovakia near Čunovo. File:Slovakia cunovo entry.JPG, Passport enty stamp via road from Čunovo.

References

External links

Čunovo website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cunovo Boroughs of Bratislava Croatian communities in Slovakia Hungary–Slovakia border crossings Villages in Slovakia merged with towns