Karlova Ves

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Karlova Ves
Borough
Coat of arms
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava
District	Bratislava IV
River	Danube
Elevation	150 m (492 ft)
Coordinates	48°09′20″N 17°03′09″E / 48.15556, 17.0525
Area	10.948 km² (4.227 sq mi)
Population	33,559 (2005)
Density	3,065 /km² (7,938 /sq mi)
First mentioned	1786
Postal code	84104
Area code	+421-02
Car plate	BA
Location of Karlova Ves in Slovakia
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Website: www.karlovaves.sk
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Karlova Ves (German: Karlsdorf, Hungarian: Károlyfalu) is a borough in western Bratislava and part of the Bratislava IV district, located near the southern end of the Little Carpathians.

In the past, it was a quiet vineyard village in the proximity of Bratislava, and was incorporated into the city in 1943. It includes large, recent high-rise apartment blocks in the Dlhé diely area. In the Mlynská dolina quarter is the headquarters of Slovak Television, and there is Slávičie údolie cemetery nearby.

Parts or quarters: Dlhé diely, Mlynská dolina, Kútiky, Rovnice.

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• Karlova Ves website

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