Vrakuňa


Vrakuňa, is a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia. It is divided by into two parts by the Little Danube river.

Names and etymology

The first written mention of Vrakuňa was in 1279 as a village named Werekne. Some other recorded medieval names are Verekene, Frecendorf, Verekuna, Oluerekenye, Berekenye in theutonico Fratedorf or Vraknye.
The name is probably derived from a Proto-Slavic appelative *vrakunъ, potentially reflecting Pre-Christian. Lajos Kiss tried to drive the name from Proto-Slavic vir-. Šimon Ondruš from Proto-Slavic vorkъ like Vorkonъ, Vorkunovka and other similar names, but documented only for the East Slavs.

History

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