Devínska Nová Ves
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Devínska Nová Ves (Hungarian: Dévényújfalu, Croatian: Devinsko Novo Selo, German: Theben-Neudorf) is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Its western borders are formed by the Morava River, which also forms the national border between Slovakia and Austria.
Devínska Nová Ves is notable mainly for its large Volkswagen factory, for Sandberg, a world-known palaeontological site, where many fossils of prehistoric animals are found [citation needed], and for the a cyclist bridge over Morava river linking it with Schloss Hof in Austria. Devínska Nová Ves is the last train station in Slovakia on the railway line from Bratislava to Vienna.
Among other things, it is home to the largest Croatian community in Slovakia. Croatian is still spoken here[
Geography
Devínska Nová Ves borders Devín to the south, the river Morava and Austria to the west, Záhorská Bystrica to the far north-east and Lamač and Dúbravka to the south-east.
Division
Devínska Nová Ves is divided into 6 local parts: Devínske Jazero, Kostolné, Podhorské, Paulinské, Sídlisko Stred and Vápenka. Unofficially it is also locally divided into four further parts: "Stara Dedina", Kolónia, Grba and Slovinec.
History
Devínska Nová Ves was mentioned for the first time around 1451 as Nová Ves. During the 17th century, the village was growing and after an influx of
In part Kostolné there is the Holy Spirit's Church, which is on the list of cultural monuments of Slovakia. This church is situated on small hill over square and archaeological excavations certify its existence as sepulchral place since prehistory. Literature says it was built in renaissance style about year 1580. It is built from stone with a tile roof.[1]
Transport
Devínska Nová Ves lies near the
Public transportation uses buses and is stressed as well, because the centre is quite distant, and buses are often late. More popular are therefore trains running to Main station twice an hour. In future, railway stop "Devínska Nová Ves - Sídlisko" is planned above Eisnerova street.
A cycle bridge has been constructed across the nearby Morava River, linking Devínska Nová Ves to Schlosshoff castle and Marchegg, in Austria. The project was completed by November
People
Devínska Nová Ves houses the greatest Croat minority in Slovakia and the Festival of Croatian Culture takes place annually.
Croatian Culture Society (
Notable peoples
- Simon Knéfacz Croatian writer
- Rudolf Sloboda Slovak writer
- Peter Pišťanek Slovak writer
Gallery
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Morava river near Devínska Nová Ves
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Former Iron Curtain
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Mt. Devínska Kobyla
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Marchegg bridge
References
- ^ model of the Holy Spirit's Church[permanent dead link]
- ^ Karall, Kristijan (10 November 2023). "Hrvatski dan s novim CD-om u Devinskom". hrvatskenovine.at (in Croatian). Hrvatske novine. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Slovak)
- Unofficial website (in Slovak)
- Devinska Nova Ves - Spectacular Slovakia