Rača, Bratislava

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Coordinates: 48°13′00″N 17°09′00″E / 48.216667, 17.15
Rača
Borough
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Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Bratislava
District Bratislava III
Elevation 154 m (505 ft)
Coordinates 48°13′00″N 17°09′00″E / 48.216667, 17.15
Area 23.659 km² (9.135 sq mi)
Population 20,357 (2005)
Density 860 /km² (2,227 /sq mi)
First mentioned 1296
Postal code 83106
Area code +421-02
Car plate BA
Location of Rača in Slovakia
Location of Rača in Slovakia
Location of Rača in Slovakia
Website: www.raca.sk
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Rača (German: Ratzersdorf, Hungarian: Récse) is a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Bratislava III district.

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Rača was mentioned for the first time in 1296 as a vineyard village under the name villa Racha. Until 1946, the village was known as Račistorf, when it was annexed to Bratislava.

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