Vrakuňa

Vrakuňa (Hungarian: Vereknye, German: Fragendorf) is a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia. It is divided by into two parts by the Little Danube river.

Vrakuňa
Borough
Church of the Virgin Mary in Vrakuňa
Flag Coat of arms
Area of Vrakuňa in Bratislava
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Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Bratislava II
First mentioned	1290
Government
• Mayor	Martin Kuruc
Area
• Total	10.296679 km2 (3.975570 sq mi)
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Population  (31 December 2024)
• Total	20,157
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	821 07
Area code	+421-2
Car plate	BA, BL, BT
Website	www.vrakuna.sk

Transport

• Buses
  • Line 65
  • Line 67
  • Line 75
  • Line 78
  • Line 79
  • Line 87
• Trolleybuses
  • Line 201
  • Line 202
• Night buses
  • Line N70
• Night trolleybuses
  • Line N72

Names and etymology

The first written mention of Vrakuňa was in 1279 as a village named Werekne. Some other recorded medieval names are Verekene (1290), Frecendorf (1297), Verekuna (1323), Oluerekenye (1356), Berekenye in theutonico Fratedorf (1393) or Vraknye (1459).

The name is probably derived from a Proto-Slavic appelative *vrakunъ, potentially reflecting Pre-Christian (pagan) rituals. The stem vra- means "to speak without making any sense", vrakúň – a wizzard, preserved in Russian as вракун/vrakun – a liar, a gossip).^[1][2] Lajos Kiss (1988) tried to drive the name from Proto-Slavic *vir- (a whirl). Šimon Ondruš (1990) from Proto-Slavic *vorkъ (in East Slavic languages: vorok - a fence, a barrier) like Vorkonъ, Vorkunovka and other similar names,^[3] but documented only for the East Slavs.

History

Vrakuňa became an official borough of Bratislava on January 1, 1972.