Vajnory
Encyclopedia
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.
Slovak name Prača / Pračany. In 1307, monastery
in Austria
n Heiligenkreuz
purchased it and renamed the village Weinern, referring to the main occupation of the villagers, working on vineyard
s 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.
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
.
Milan Rastislav Štefánik international airport is located near Vajnory. Another airport - Vajnory Airport
Vajnory Airport
Vajnory Airport was an airfield located near the village of Vajnory, close to Slovakia's capital Bratislava. It was closed in January 2007.This area is now served by the Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport.-References:...
, 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 SlovakSlovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
Slovak name Prača / Pračany. In 1307, monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Heiligenkreuz
Heiligenkreuz
Heiligenkreuz, which in German means "Holy Cross", can refer to:*Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, a municipality in Lower Austria, Austria**Heiligenkreuz Abbey in this municipality*Heiligenkreuz im Lafnitztal, a municipality in Burgenland, Austria...
purchased it and renamed the village Weinern, referring to the main occupation of the villagers, working on vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s and making wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
. 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
Serfdom
Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to Manorialism. It was a condition of bondage or modified slavery which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe and lasted to the mid-19th century...
, Vajnory became an independent village again. It was made an official borough of Bratislava in 1946.