Jarovce

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Jarovce (German: Kroatisch-Jahrndorf; Croatian: Hrvatski Jandrof; Hungarian: Horvátjárfalu) a division of Bratislava (Slovakia) since January 1, 1972. Bordering Austria.

During the Turkish wars many Croats settled here in the 16 century (therfor "Croatian" in the German Name to bordering Deutsch-Jahrndorf / "German"-Jahrndorf in Austria). They are still a strong minority. It bolonged to Hungary until 1947 together with the neigboring villages Rusovce (Karlburg) and Cunovo (Sarndorf).

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