Vrakuňa
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| Vrakuňa | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Bratislava Region |
| District (okres) | Bratislava II |
| Location | |
| Altitude | 125 m |
| Population | 19,866 (2004) |
| Area | 10.3 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-02 |
| Postal code | 821XX |
| Car registration plate | BA |
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Vrakuňa (German: Fragendorf, Hungarian: Vereknye) is a city part of Bratislava, Slovakia. It is divided by the Little Danube river into two parts.
[edit] History
The first written mention about Vrakuňa was in 1279 as a village under name Verekne and it was called until 1948 when it was renamed to the current name. It became an official city part of Bratislava on 1 January 1972.
Vrakuňa is divided into three unofficial local parts: Dolné hony, Ketelec and Lieskovec.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Slovak)
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| City parts of Bratislava (17) |
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 Old Town - I | Podunajské Biskupice - II | Ružinov - II | Vrakuňa - II | Nové Mesto - III | Rača - III | Vajnory - III | Devín - IV | Devínska Nová Ves - IV | Dúbravka - IV | Karlova Ves - IV | Lamač - IV | Záhorská Bystrica - IV | Čunovo - V | Jarovce - V | Petržalka - V | Rusovce - V |
