Boroughs_and_localities_of_Bratislava

Boroughs and localities of Bratislava

Boroughs and localities of Bratislava

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Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia, is divided into five national administrative districts (Slovak: okres: I, II, III, IV, V) and into 17 boroughs (Slovak: mestské časti; literally: city parts, also translated as (city) districts or wards). These boroughs vary in size and population, from the smallest Lamač and least populated Čunovo to the largest Podunajské Biskupice and most populated Petržalka.

Division of Bratislava into districts (by color) and boroughs
Cadastral division of Bratislava

Each of the boroughs has its own mayor and council. The number of councillors in each depends on the size and population of that borough. Mayor and the local council are elected in municipal election every four years. The boroughs are responsible for issues of local significance such as urban planning, local roads maintenance, budget, local ordinances, parks maintenance, safety and so on.[1]

Cadastral areas coincide with boroughs, except in two cases: Nové Mesto is further divided into the Nové Mesto and Vinohrady cadastral areas and Ružinov is divided into Ružinov, Nivy and Trnávka. Further divisions often, but not always include various unofficial quarters and localities.

Until 1943, Bratislava consisted more or less of the boroughs Staré Mesto, Nové Mesto and a part of Ružinov. That year, the village of Karlova Ves was annexed to Bratislava.[2] In 1946, the formerly independent villages of Devín, Dúbravka, Lamač, Petržalka, Prievoz (part of Ružinov), Rača and Vajnory were annexed to Bratislava, increasing the total area of the city to 193.6 km2.[2] The last territorial expansion of Bratislava to date occurred in 1972, with the villages of Devínska Nová Ves, Záhorska Bystrica, Vrakuňa, Podunajské Biskupice, Jarovce, Rusovce and Čunovo being annexed, creating the so-called Greater Bratislava (Veľká Bratislava) with an area of 367.5 km2.[2] This was done in order to gain more space for massive apartments construction, which resulted in population growth from 143,000 in 1946 to around 450,000 in 1989.[2]

The following table gives an overview of the boroughs, along with the district, population, area, founding or annexation date (if applicable) and location within Bratislava.

More information Borough and district, Area (km2) ...

The following table shows various quarters or localities in the boroughs.

More information Administrative and Territorial Division of Bratislava ...

References

  1. [1]
    "O Bratislave - mestské časti (About Bratislava - boroughs)" (in Slovak). City of Bratislava. 2002. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  2. [2]
    Lacika, p. 43
  3. [3]
    "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
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    "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  5. [5]
    "Percentuálne podiely mestských častí" (PDF) (in Slovak). Hlavné mesto SR Bratislava. January 1, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 10, 2020.
  6. [6]
    Mestská a obecná štatistika SR Archived November 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

  • Lacika, Ján (2000). Bratislava. Poznávame Slovensko (in Slovak) (1st ed.). Bratislava, Slovakia: DAJAMA. ISBN 80-88975-14-X.
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