Dúbravka, Bratislava
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| Dúbravka | |
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| Coat-of-arms N/A | |
| Region (kraj) | Bratislava Region |
| District (okres) | Bratislava IV |
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| Altitude | 136 m |
| Population | 35,000 (2004) |
| Area | 8.62 km² |
| Time Zone • Summer DST |
CET: UTC+1 CEST: UTC+2 |
| Telephone prefix | +421-02 |
| Postal code | 842XX |
| Car registration plate | BA |
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Dúbravka (German: Kaltenbrunn, Hungarian: (Pozsony)Hidegkút) is a city part of Bratislava, Slovakia. It lies in the western part of the city on the eastern slope of the hill Devínska Kobyla, covering 862 ha and counting some 35,000 inhabitants.
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[edit] History
Old Dúbravka was a separate little town and existed already in the 14th century, administratively being a part of Devín. It has been mentioned in written documents since 1576 (once occupied by Croats). It was later mentioned in the 1683 text, while Vienna was occupied by Turks. During the Napoleonic and Austro-Prussian wars it was sacked and burned (1866).
Dúbravka was incorporated into Bratislava in 1946 as the capital was growing. Since the 1970s construction of apartments blocks continues.
[edit] People
The older generations of Croat-descent inhabitants continue keeping their own dialect until the present day. Otherwise their habits and the way of life resembles those of the Záhorie people (a region north-west of Bratislava). People of Dúbravka used to earn their living by working in agriculture, especially producing wine. Their goods were sold on the markets of Bratislava and Vienna.
Gustáv Husák was born here on 10 October 1913
[edit] External links
[edit] Gallery
 Church of the Holy Spirit in Dúbravka |
 Old Dúbravka |
 Local ice hockey stadium |
| 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 |
