Rača, Bratislava

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

Rača
Borough
View over Rača
Coat of arms
Area of Rača in Bratislava
Rača Location of Rača in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Bratislava III
First mentioned	1226 (Julian)
Government
• Mayor	Michal Drotován
Area
• Total	23.659304 km2 (9.134908 sq mi)
Elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Population  (31 December 2024)
• Total	26,493
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	831 06
Area code	+421-2
Car plate	BA, BL, BT
Website	www.raca.sk

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.