Vinosady

Vinosady (Hungarian: Csukárd-Terlény) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians.

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Municipality
Church of Saint Martin
Coat of arms
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Location of Vinosady in the Bratislava Region
Vinosady
Vinosady (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°18′38″N 17°17′28″E
CountrySlovakia
RegionBratislava
DistrictPezinok
First mentioned1208
Area
 • Total5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Population
 • Total1,049
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Postal code
902 01 (pošta Pezinok 1)
Area code(s)421-33
Car platePK
Websitewww.vinosady.sk

Names and etymology

The current name means Vineyards and refers to rich vineyard tradition in this region.

The former village Kučišdorf was initially known as Turduna, Torduna, Turna or Thurnie, the name comes from Slovak tŕň, trnava (see also etymology of Trnava).[1] Its later name Kučišdorf comes from a personal name probably of Slavic origin Kucar/Kučar adopted to the Hungarian language as Chucar, Csukar (Chukarfalva, Csukárd).[1] The name of the second former village Trlinka also comes from Slovak tŕň.[1] In 1948, villages were renamed: Kučišdorf to Veľké Trnie and Trlinka to Malé Trnie.

History

In historical records the village, which was made of two independent parts was first mentioned in 1208, although it was inhabited lot sooner, in the 9th century, as the Great Moravian site was discovered near the village.

At the end of the 13th century, two village arose: Trlinka and Kučišdorf, which were closely linked to their bigger towns, Pezinok and Modra. The villages merged in 1964 to one village Vinosady. The merged village got its own coat-of-arms in 1998.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 179 metres and covers an area of 5.15 km². It has a population of 1049 people. The village is located 26 km from Bratislava and 3 km from Pezinok.

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References
  1. Varsik, Branislav (1984). Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku (in Slovak). Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied. pp. 55–58.

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