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Borough in Slovakia

Vajnory
Borough
Monument to the Red Army in Vajnory
Coat of arms
Area of Vajnory in Bratislava
VajnoryLocation of Vajnory in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E / 48.13333°N 17.11667°E / 48.13333; 17.11667
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Bratislava III
First mentioned	1237
Government
• Mayor	Michal Vlček
Area
• Total	13.53 km (5.22 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population
• Total	6,079
• Density	450/km (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	831 07
Area code	+421-2
Car plate	BA, BL, BT
Website	www.vajnory.sk

Vajnory is a small borough in the northeast of Bratislava, Slovakia.

Milan Rastislav Štefánik international airport is located near Vajnory. Another airport - Vajnory Airport, which was the first airport in Slovakia - closed in 2006.

History

The first written mention of Vajnory dates to 1237, when it was a village with the original Slovak Slovak name Prača / Pračany. In 1307, Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria purchased it and renamed it Weinern, referring to the main occupation of the villagers, working on vineyards and making wine. A relic of this name remains today in the Slovak variant, Vajnory. It was purchased again by Bratislava in the 16th century. It was a borough only until 1851, when, shortly after the abolition of serfdom, Vajnory became an independent village again. It was made an official borough of Bratislava in 1946.