Vrakuňa

  1. Home
  2. Wiki
Vrakuňa
Borough
Church of the Virgin Mary in Vrakuňa
Church of the Virgin Mary in Vrakuňa
Flag of Vrakuňa
Flag
Coat of arms of Vrakuňa
Coat of arms
Area of Vrakuňa in Bratislava
Area of Vrakuňa in Bratislava
Vrakuňa is located in Slovakia
Vrakuňa
Vrakuňa
Location of Vrakuňa in Slovakia
Vrakuňa is located in Bratislava Region
Vrakuňa
Vrakuňa
Vrakuňa (Bratislava Region)
Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E / 48.13333°N 17.11667°E / 48.13333; 17.11667
Country Slovakia
Region Bratislava Region
DistrictBratislava II
First mentioned1290
Government
 • MayorMartin Kuruc
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
20,157
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
821 07
Area code+421-2
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)BA, BL, BT
Websitewww.vrakuna.sk

Vrakuňa (Hungarian: Vereknye, German: Fragendorf) is a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia. It is divided by into two parts by the Little Danube river.

Transport

[edit]
  • Buses
  • Trolleybuses
  • Night buses
  • Night trolleybuses

Names and etymology

[edit]

The first written mention of Vrakuňa was in 1279 as a village named Werekne. Some other recorded medieval names are Verekene (1290), Frecendorf (1297), Verekuna (1323), Oluerekenye (1356), Berekenye in theutonico Fratedorf (1393) or Vraknye (1459).

The name is probably derived from a Proto-Slavic appelative *vrakunъ, potentially reflecting Pre-Christian (pagan) rituals. The stem vra- means "to speak without making any sense", vrakúň – a wizzard, preserved in Russian as вракун/vrakun – a liar, a gossip).[4][5] Lajos Kiss (1988) tried to drive the name from Proto-Slavic *vir- (a whirl). Šimon Ondruš (1990) from Proto-Slavic *vorkъ (in East Slavic languages: vorok - a fence, a barrier) like Vorkonъ, Vorkunovka and other similar names,[6] but documented only for the East Slavs.

History

[edit]

Vrakuňa became an official borough of Bratislava on January 1, 1972.

Geography

[edit]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 132 metres (433 ft)[3] and covers an area of 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi) (2024).[7]

Population

[edit]
Population statistic (10 years)[8]
Year1994200420142024
Count18,42518,79919,86620,157
Difference +2.02% +5.67% +1.46%
Population statistic[8]
Year20232024
Count20,22120,157
Difference−0.31%

It has a population of 20,157 people (31 December 2024).[9]

Ethnicity

[edit]
Census 2021 (1+ %)[10][11]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak17,57684.86%
Not found out20469.87%
Hungarian8694.19%
Czech2661.28%
Total20,711

In year 2021 was 20,711 people by ethnicity 17,576 as Slovak, 2046 as Not found out, 869 as Hungarian, 266 as Czech, 121 as Other, 75 as Rusyn, 70 as Ukrainian, 59 as Romani, 59 as German, 47 as Chinese, 40 as Polish, 39 as Russian, 38 as Serbian, 24 as Bulgarian, 23 as Vietnamese, 17 as Croatian, 16 as Italian, 16 as Moravian, 16 as Albanian, 13 as Austrian, 10 as Jewish, 10 as Romanian, 6 as Irish, 6 as Iranian, 6 as French, 4 as Greek, 4 as English, 2 as Silesian and 1 as Canadian.

Religion

[edit]
Census 2021 (1+ %)[12]
ReligionNumberFraction
None905943.74%
Roman Catholic Church787138%
Not found out20649.97%
Evangelical Church6843.3%
Total20,711

In year 2021 was 20,711 people by religion 9059 from None, 7871 from Roman Catholic Church, 2064 from Not found out, 684 from Evangelical Church, 204 from Greek Catholic Church, 127 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 121 from Ad hoc movements, 102 from Other, 95 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 70 from Calvinist Church, 53 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 47 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 42 from Buddhism, 41 from Islam, 32 from Baptists Church, 25 from Apostolic Church, 24 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 14 from United Methodist Church, 10 from Jewish community, 10 from Old Catholic Church, 8 from Hinduism, 3 from Church of the Brethren, 3 from Seventh-day Adventist Church and 2 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ a b "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ Hladký, Juraj; Závodný, Andrej (2014). "Slovansko-slovenské kulturologické fenomény v starej slovenskej toponymii (na materiáli Žitného ostrova)" [The Slavic-Slovak Culturogical Phenomena in Older Slovak Toponyms]. Studia Slovakistica: Словацька філологія в Україні (PDF) (in Slovak). Uzhhorod: Видавництво О. Гаркуші.
  5. ^ Hladký, Juraj (2013). "Vlastné meno onymickom v regionálnom systéme" (PDF). Актуальні проблеми філології та перекладознавства (in Slovak). ISSN 2415-7929.
  6. ^ Ondruš, Šimon (1990). "Rača, Vrača > Brača, Vrakuňa a vrkoč" (PDF). Slovenská reč (in Slovak) (1): 28.
  7. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  8. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  9. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  10. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  11. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  12. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.


Stub icon

This Bratislava location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.