Boroughs and localities of Bratislava

Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia, is divided into five national administrative districts (Slovak: okres: I, II, III, IV, V) and into 17 boroughs (Slovak: plural: mestské časti, literally: city parts, also translated as (city) districts or wards). These boroughs vary in size and population, from the smallest Lamač and least populated Čunovo to the largest Podunajské Biskupice and most populated Petržalka.

Division of Bratislava into districts (by color) and boroughs
Cadastral division of Bratislava

Each of the boroughs has its own mayor and council. The number of councillors in each depends on the size and population of that borough. Mayor and the local council are elected in municipal election every four years. The boroughs are responsible for issues of local significance such as urban planning, local roads maintenance, budget, local ordinances, parks maintenance, safety and so on.[1]

Cadastral areas coincide with boroughs, except in two cases: Nové Mesto is further divided into the Nové Mesto and Vinohrady cadastral areas and Ružinov is divided into Ružinov, Nivy and Trnávka. Further division often, but not always includes various unofficial quarters and localities.

Until 1943, Bratislava was made more or less of Staré Mesto, Nové Mesto and part of Ružinov boroughs. That year, village of Karlova Ves was annexed to Bratislava.[2] In 1946, the formerly independent villages of Devín, Dúbravka, Lamač, Petržalka, Prievoz (part of Ružinov), Rača and Vajnory were attached into Bratislava, rising total area of the city into 193.6 km².[2] The last territorial expansion of Bratislava so far was in 1972, with the villages of Devínska Nová Ves, Záhorska Bystrica, Vrakuňa, Podunajské Biskupice, Jarovce, Rusovce and Čunovo being annexed, creating so-called Greater Bratislava (Veľká Bratislava) with an area of 367.5 km².[2] This was done in order to gain more space for massive apartments construction, which resulted in population growth from 143,000 in 1946 to around 450,000 in 1989.[2]

The following table gives an overview of the boroughs, along with the district, population, area, annexation, if applicable and location within Bratislava.

Borough and district Population (2018)[3] Area (km2)[4] Annexed Location
Staré Mesto (I)40,6109.59n/a
Ružinov (II)72,71839.701946
Vrakuňa (II)20,17310.301972
Podunajské Biskupice (II)22,02942.491972
Nové Mesto (III)38,48237.48n/a
Rača (III)22,08823.661946
Vajnory (III)5,87213.531946
Karlova Ves (IV)33,58610.951943
Dúbravka (IV)33 3248.651946
Lamač (IV)7,2326.541946
Devín (IV)1,53813.961946
Devínska Nová Ves (IV)15,94024.221972
Záhorská Bystrica (IV)5,17133.301972
Petržalka (V)103,19028.681946
Jarovce (V)2,20021.341972
Rusovce (V)3,96425.561972
Čunovo (V)1,44718.621972
Total429,564367.584

The following table shows various quarters or localities in the boroughs.

Administrative and Territorial Division of Bratislava
DistrictsBoroughQuarters or Localities
Bratislava I Staré Mesto
Bratislava II RužinovNivy, Pošeň, Prievoz, Ostredky, Trávniky, Štrkovec, Vlčie hrdlo, Trnávka
VrakuňaDolné hony
Podunajské BiskupiceDolné hony, Ketelec, Lieskovec, Medzi jarkami
Bratislava III Nové MestoAhoj, Jurajov dvor, Koliba, Kramáre, Mierová kolónia, Pasienky/Kuchajda, Vinohrady
RačaKrasňany, Rača, Východné
Vajnory
Bratislava IV Karlova VesDlhé diely, Kútiky, Mlynská dolina, Rovnice
DúbravkaPodvornice, Záluhy, Krčace
LamačPodháj, Rázsochy
Devín
Devínska Nová VesDevínske Jazero, Kostolné, Paulinské, Podhorské, Stred, Vápenka
Záhorská Bystrica
Bratislava V PetržalkaDvory, Háje, Janíkov dvor, Lúky, Ovsište, Kopčany, Zrkadlový háj, Kapitulský dvor, Starý háj
Jarovce
Rusovce
Čunovo

References

  1. "O Bratislave - mestské časti (About Bratislava - boroughs)" (in Slovak). City of Bratislava. 2002. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  2. Lacika, p. 43
  3. "Percentuálne podiely mestských častí" (PDF) (in Slovak). Hlavné mesto SR Bratislava. January 1, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 10, 2020.
  4. Mestská a obecná štatistika SR Archived November 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

  • Lacika, Ján (2000). Bratislava. Poznávame Slovensko (in Slovak) (1st ed.). Bratislava, Slovakia: DAJAMA. ISBN 80-88975-14-X.
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