Devínska Nová Ves

Devínska Nová Ves (Hungarian: Dévényújfalu, Croatian: Devinsko Novo Selo, German: Theben-Neudorf) is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Its western borders are formed by the Morava River, which also forms the national border between Slovakia and Austria.

Devínska Nová Ves
Borough
Area of Devínska Nová Ves in Bratislava
Devínska Nová Ves
Location of Devínska Nová Ves in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E
Country Slovakia
Region Bratislava Region
DistrictBratislava IV
First mentioned1451
Government
  MayorDárius Krajčír
Area
  Total24.22 km2 (9.35 sq mi)
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2021)
  Total17,153
  Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
841 07, 841 08
Area code+421-2
Vehicle registration plateBA, BL, BT
Websitewww.devinskanovaves.sk

Devínska Nová Ves is notable mainly for its large Volkswagen factory, for Sandberg, a world-known palaeontological site, where many fossils of prehistoric animals are found , and for the a cyclist bridge over Morava river linking it with Schloss Hof in Austria. Devínska Nová Ves is the last train station in Slovakia on the railway line from Bratislava to Vienna.

Among other things, it is home to the largest Croatian community in Slovakia. Croatian is still spoken here, as well as in Čuňovo and Jarovce, villages on the southern bank of the Danube. The wider presence of Croatian settlers is represented by local place names such as Chorvátsky Grob.

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