Borinka

Borinka

Pozsonyborostyánkő
Borinka Pozsonyborostyánkő
Municipality
	Borinka from the Pajštún castle. Kamzík TV Tower can be seen on the horizon
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	Coordinates: 48°16′N 17°05′E / 48.27°N 17.08°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Malacky District
First mentioned	1273
Area
• Total	15.8 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Elevation	263 m (863 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	908
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 32
Area code	+421 2
Car plate	MA
Website	www.obecborinka.sk

Borinka (Hungarian: Pozsonyborostyánkő) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava Region, at the foothills of the Little Carpathians, best known for the Pajštún Castle, and has many weekend homes (Slovak: chata). Dračí hrádok are another castle ruins located in its vicinity. The village is around 5 km east of Stupava and around 15 km north of Bratislava.

Names and etymology

Older Slovak name Pajštún derives from German Ballenstein or Paulenstein. The current name Borinka (1948) is a result of mistake. Pajštún was incorrectly associated with Szuhabaranka (1273 castrum Borynka)^[4] and renamed during post-war trials to return to older Slovak names.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 235 metres and covers an area of 15.79 km². It has population of 512 people.

Borinka church
Pajštún castle
Pajštún castle
Pajštún castle

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1670-1921 (parish B)

References

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Varsik, Branislav (1984). Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku (in Slovak). Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied. p. 96.