History
In the past, it was a quiet vineyard village in the proximity of Bratislava, and was incorporated into the city in 1943. It includes large, recent high-rise apartment blocks in the Dlhé diely area. In the Mlynská dolina quarter is the headquarters of Slovak Television, and there is Slávičie údolie cemetery nearby.
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