All rights reserved ©2016 All rights reserved www.konduktor.sk Publisher: Konduktor, Layout: Martin Mistrík(www.zelenaluka.sk) Martin Kleibl texts, photographs: Editor, GUIDE –CITY PETRŽALKA Riverandalluvialforests. the Danube the vicinity of in environment activities natural inattractive leisure opportunities sport for and great offer surroundings and its Petržalka Furthermore, socialistera. 80’s and the70’s collective housing from ideasof tural example architec andisa unique hidden corners of art andvarious of works monuments, history fullof richand interesting destinationconceals sive tourist unimpres theseemingly Nevertheless, settlement. a ruralthe housingestateterritory been hadonce part a substantial of demolished, Almost completely Europe. Central in estate housing largest the of tion the construc in resulting project the massive partof as flats builtbetween1973–1989 blocks of 4-12-storey liveinthe Almostallresidents independent entity. city inSlovakiacase an becoming largest of third the havebeen inSlovakiaandwould areas populated densely most the of one is it residents, 105,000 than more its With Danube. river the of bank right the on issituated The city district–Petržalka Bratislava ABOUT PETRŽALKA ENGLISH CITY GUIDE n i o n c a a f r L - - - PETRŽALKA o s t DISCOVER THEDISCOVER LARGEST COMMUNIST HOUSING ESTATE IN CENTRAL EUROPE M P Dunaj (Danube) Petržalka Coat of Arms N consists of a golden trunk m o s t tree growing on a grassland 2 1 o and surrounded by smaller l trees and bushes. l 4 3 1 o p 6,5 KM → 2 HOURS s e t 11 A c a Tyršovo nábrežie S t a r ý á k M o s t S s t 2 3 K l o k o č o v a s n t OLD PETRŽALKA WALK 8 o s e o M m d o The walk takes you on the pla- e h ý i Sad Janka Kráľa K ces where the original Petržalka o n D2 Pečniansky les é V 4 č v houses survived the mayhem of Aupark k á a 1 n t s TRNAVA housing estate development. k s í v ŽILINA o r Visit the historic buildings of v → take the bus to “ŽST Petržalka” o 1 P P s a the old Petržalka, important K a r WIEN r i s e č i E functionalist monuments from BUDAPEST i n s t e i n o v a the early 30s of the last cen- BRNO D1 E i n s t e i n o tury, the last original Petržalka a n s k a v a D1 i Z a d u n pub, cemetery and get the right n a j č Nobelovo s é o v a v s k h o idea of its past. After visiting e k e a P l a n r c k o v a námestie Š u s P t á á e k o v a h Janko Kráľ Garden, the walk t c e s t a o Šrobárovo Mánesovo y š Muchovo s ends at the Danube riverside. B námestie námestie M R a K a p i c o v a námestie e o v a á j r n u ž n t u v a c o k á L v d Daliborovo a F a o s r r s k n o a é h o s v e o s G 5 S n a námestie Č e á B o s á k o v v o 4 o a t a L e r v B á á e v l a e v v a g a o Kežmarské P i l o v a s e 11 KM → 30 MINUTES s h o v c k á r 7 c c námestie u t o k o i k v o r n a a y r o v i č o B u l í c V a v v a v n a e n o i l l Š k v s v a o á á M 4 a e n n M o o v s a t á l o 1 D M v d v c e Vlastenecké n k n o a PETRŽALKA SAFARI á a K r e ma e a o k o e námestie n a s V r a n o v s k á a H s V g n n r o k o p i s J W a n v l Take bus No. 99 and experience e P i l v d v m a e p t t c o m i u o a g Petržalka from the comfortV of r a l n k n K r o v a o a v n J u a Dunaj (Danube) the bus, which passes through á v R u s o v s 5 g o o k k Kapitulský á c v n ö e s t c h o i all of the housing estate. If you K a a a G e t t u a z dvor k a z e t like, just get off, explore the s R o k h o 2 L á k o e é d n n area and hop on the bus again. á k e e Ú o v e j m Hrabiny d s s r e Železničná m a 6 ď r G v a n n a Námestie i c stanica a i r s k u e y a e v á Petržalka n l Hraničiarov a v d e e o k H s e k → take the bus to “Aupark” á k F H M ó B l g o ľ o 3 o s s s 12 KM → 1 HOUR D o á a t A . G w r g o G a v s n n č e n k á k á o y o v 9 v v v K u 7 v 5 a Ovsištské b a 12 e a r 12 i n a s Starohájskae námestie c k Š o á o a i r BIKE THE HOUSING ESTATE h h k o K a u k a z s k P C u é e č s s k v e Route for cyclists or (inline) H r H r o b á k o v a o b o s á r p a O s k h 6 j skaters, along the Petržalka a v é 8 t o o antiquities to the war cemeteB- n R a r i o m a n o v 5 8 K a a ry and a military bunker from v d H r o b á k o v a a o Starý háj e a Námestie t e v the time before WWII. Then im- i F v a b i n s k R o v n i a n k o v a s o Republiky Dostihová Š k v o merse into the maze of alleys k r A m b r o s e h o dráha á P o 10 9 of Petržalka jungle and enjoy Š v a b K k o o o v a the interesting hidden corners. l i a M n č m n a á v D u d o v a Kopčany á s s v a k d Along Veľký and Malý Draždiak r é o m a h á k 6 a o v o lakes, racecourse, Border Men Č o a e R r v r B p Square, alongside Croatian l a B a i r o Channel, the route leads to j e a v o J Janko Kráľ Garden and to the v a t T u p Danube riverside. a s 11 v a a I ľ j u š i n o v a o 12 k R o m a n o v a k t t Námestie 13 í á s Jána Pavla II. l á 11 s ú n s k a t e k P a j š t u čianska K 6 e a n i c S t c a k a Ostrov KITTSEE o p k c á a s s Malý o l e r Starý háj n K t í Draždiak n k m t h s a a a 10 S s B 2 i m r e Š k a Tesco i e n č s a c T m Danubia ľ u t č H o í d l e k a 9 o v á s p z d s v k s Zrkadlový háj B k o u á o T o d a t í n s k a a á a 13 r n n á 7 l t t Dunaj (Danube) n i a n s k ó n e č 10 á o S t t r í r e a Veľký č n S n i a n s k D k J Draždiak n a a k s a B u d a t í n s k a s v l s e P i o GYÖR k Z n i n BUDAPEST e Z D2 t v a C s Nemocnica h n k sv. Cyrila a o a a Metoda r A t v á á k s t s s SIGHTS v e k e L t a B e r i e c o 2 ň a m e n a CURIOSITIES a a r s k a s k d B e t l r á i i a B i l z V v o WORKS OF ART c t USEFUL LINKS P Ľ u v k e y o B b í á c š o v LEISURE TIME r 3 a á Š á š o k e n i á k v a h a s SERVICES t n n s r k á n k Map of public fruit trees á 2 a Humenské a k ó s o v s → www.fruitmap.sk a d námestie s J BASIC FACTS s Ž e h r i a n s k a Bus stop n š J a a Population: 104,395 k V í g ľ Swimming á (25% of the total population History of Petržalka s J of Bratislava ) Post office concentration camp k a a s o v s k á Population density: → www.engerau.info c Railway station e s t a 3640 inhabitants / km2 Interactive map of 2 Area: 28.7 km2 (7.8% of total Health centre Czechoslovak fortifications area of Bratislava ) Kittsee Petrol station → mapa.opevneni.cz Number of apartments 44373 Public green: 192.36 Racecourse hectares (parks: 27.46 ha) Fishing As available on December 31, RUSOVCE Public transport info 2014.