Borinka

Borinka ( until 1948 slovak " Pajštún " until 1927 " Kvetov "; German Ballstein, Hungarian Pozsonyborostyánkő - to 1895 Borostyánkő ) is a village in western Slovakia with about 540 inhabitants ( 2006).

Location and General Description

The place was formerly called Slovak Stupavský Podzámok, situated in the Little Carpathians in the landscape Zahorie, in the valley of the brook brook Stupavský, about 5 km east of Stupava and about 20 km from the capital Bratislava. Some Bratislava have here or around their dacha ( Slow chata ).

The village was first mentioned in 1314 as Pelystan. To the municipality include not only the main town also Vackova.

Attractions

  • Roman Catholic Church from 1864
  • Chapel of the Holy Trinity from 1750
  • , destroyed the remains of the castle Dračí hrádok ( Dragon Castle ) in the 15th century

The brook Brook Stupavský

View from the castle, with the TV tower in the background Bratislava

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