Borinka

Borinka
Borinka
	Municipality
	Borinka from the Pajštún castle. Kamzík TV Tower can be seen on the horizon
	Borinka Location of Borinka in the Bratislava Region Borinka Borinka (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°16′N 17°05′E / 48.267°N 17.083°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava
District	Malacky
Area
• Total	15.79 km2 (6.10 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population
• Total	512
• Density	32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Postal code	900 32
Area code(s)	421-2
Car plate	MA
Website	www.obecborinka.sk

Borinka 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). 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)^[1] 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

^ Varsik, Branislav (1984). Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku (in Slovak). Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied. p. 96.

External links

Media related to Borinka at Wikimedia Commons

[varsik-1] Varsik, Branislav (1984). Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku (in Slovak). Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied. p. 96.

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