Rusovce (, ) is a borough in southern

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on the right bank of the

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river, close to the

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n border.

History

In the 1st century, there was a

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settlement named Gerulata in today's Rusovce area. The first preserved written reference to the settlement is from 1208. In 1910 Oroszvár had 1,802 inhabitants. Among them were 1,268 Germans, 439 Hungarians, 30 Slovaks, 20 Croats and 39 Others. It remained Hungarian after 1920 but became a border village close to Austria and

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. The German inhabitants were expelled after 1945. On 15 October 1947, together with

Čunovo Čunovo (, , ) is a small part of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the southern area near the Hungary, Hungarian border. It is located close to the Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams. History Čunovo was first mentioned as a village in 1232 under the name ''C ...

and Jarovce, Rusovce was annexed by Czechoslovakia according to the Paris Peace Treaty, in order to make possible to divert the

. On 1 January 1972 it was made a borough of

Transport

A motorway and road border crossings into Hungary are located in Rusovce. Across the border is Rajka in Győr-Moson-Sopron County. There are no more border checks at both crossings from 21 December 2007, with Hungary and Slovakia joining the

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Tourism

Main sights include the ruins of the Roman military camp Gerulata, part of Limes Romanus, and Rusovce mansion built in the 19th century in the

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style, located in the English park. Currently, it is closed to public. Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area comprises some parts of the borough and is located east of the municipality.

Demographics

According to the 2021

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, the municipality had 4,388 inhabitants. 3,797 of the inhabitants were

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, 238

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and 353 others and unspecified, who were mostly

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Gallery

Image:Kastiel rusovce.jpg, Rusovce mansion File:Slovakia rusovce.jpg, Old Czechoslovak passport stamp from Rusovce.

References

Boroughs of Bratislava Hungary–Slovakia border crossings Croatian communities in Slovakia {{Hungary-hist-stub