Borinka () is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in western
Slovakia
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in
Malacky District
The Malacky District () is a district in
the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia. It lies north from Bratislava on Záhorská nížina lowland. Its current borders have been established in 1996. The administrative seat is its largest town, Malac ...
in the
Bratislava Region
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, at the foothills of the
Little Carpathians
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, best known for the
Pajštún Castle
Pajštún Castle or Pajštún (, Hungarian language, Hungarian: Pozsonyborostyánkő, ) is a ruined Middle Ages, medieval castle in the municipality of Borinka in the Bratislava region of Slovakia. It is located on the western edge of the Little C ...
, and has many weekend homes ().
Dračí hrádok are another castle ruins located in its vicinity. The village is around 5 km east of
Stupava and around 15 km north of
Bratislava
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.
Names and etymology
Older
Slovak name ''Pajštún'' derives from
German
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''Ballenstein'' or ''Paulenstein''. The current name ''Borinka'' (1948) is a result of mistake. Pajštún was incorrectly associated with
Szuhabaranka (1273 ''castrum Borynka'')
and renamed during post-war trials to return to older Slovak names.
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 235 metres and covers an area of 15.79 km². It has population of 512 people.
Image:Borinka church 01.jpg, Borinka church
Image:Borostyankocivertanlegi1.jpg, Pajštún castle
Image:Borostyankocivertanlegi2.jpg, Pajštún castle
Image:Borostyankocivertanlegi3.jpg, Pajštún castle
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny
Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1670-1921 (parish B)
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
External links
Municipal website
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Villages and municipalities in Malacky District
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