Rača, Bratislava

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Rača
Borough
Old Rača versus new Rača
Old Rača versus new Rača
Coat of arms of Rača
Coat of arms
Area of Rača in Bratislava
Area of Rača in Bratislava
Rača is located in Slovakia
Rača
Rača
Location of Rača in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E / 48.13333°N 17.11667°E / 48.13333; 17.11667Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E / 48.13333°N 17.11667°E / 48.13333; 17.11667
Country Slovakia
Region Bratislava Region
DistrictBratislava III
First mentioned1226 (Julian)
Government
 • Mayor
Area
 • Total23.66 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2018)
 • Total22,088
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
831 06
Area code(s)+421-2
Car plateBA, BL, BT
Websitewww.raca.sk

Rača is a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Bratislava III district.

Names and etymology[]

The name probably comes from the Slavic personal name Radša/Radoslav or the Slavic stem vorč-/vrača (a fence).[1] [a] The name was adopted by Germans as Rechesdorf (literally Rača's village, 1390). The Germanized form had been used even by the Slovaks themselves, e.g., Račissdorf (1914), Račištorf (1920-1946) except for a short period in 1920 when the official name was Raslavice. In 1946, its original name Rača was restored.[2]

History[]

Rača was mentioned for the first time in 1296 as a vineyard village under the name villa Racha. In 1946, the village became a borough of Bratislava.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Although historic records mention a person Racha/Rechee, the personal name could be derived from the name of the village and not otherwise.

References[]

  1. ^ Ondruš, Šimon (1990). "Rača, Vrača > Brača, Vrakuňa a vrkoč" (PDF). Slovenská reč (in Slovak) (1): 32.
  2. ^ Horňanský, Imrich (2016). "Z osudov slovenských geografických názvov". Slovenské slovo (in Slovak) (16).

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