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Vajnory

Borough in Slovakia

Coat of arms

Area of Vajnory in Bratislava

48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E / 48.13333°N 17.11667°E / 48.13333; 17.11667Country

SlovakiaRegion

Bratislava RegionDistrictBratislava IIIFirst mentioned1237Government

• MayorMichal VlčekArea

• Total13.53 km² (5.22 sq mi)Elevation

130 m (430 ft)Population

(1 January 2021)

• Total6,079 • Density450/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

831 07

Area code+421-2Car plateBA, BL, BTWebsitewww.vajnory.sk

Vajnory is a small borough in the northeast of Bratislava, Slovakia.

Milan Rastislav Štefánik international airport is located near Vajnory. Another airport - Vajnory Airport, 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 vineyards and making wine. 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, Vajnory became an independent village again. It was made an official borough of Bratislava in 1946.