Dlhé diely

Dlhé diely is a neighborhood of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, part of the Karlova Ves borough in the Bratislava IV district. It is one of the newest residential quarters of the city, it is situated at the foothills of the Little Carpathians overlooking the river Danube, offering extensive views over Bratislava and Austria. Buildings in this part of the city are almost exclusively blocks of flats, although most of them relatively new. Formerly consisting of vineyards, woods and meadows next to Karlova Ves proper, during the 1980s and 1990s a residential planned for 12,000 people emerged, that today houses almost 30,000 inhabitants.[1]

Dlhé diely
Neighborhood of Bratislava
Ľudovíta Fullu Street in Dlhé diely
Country Slovakia
RegionBratislava Region
CityBratislava
BoroughKarlova Ves
Population
 (2007)
 • Total25,000 - 30,000
Postal code (PSČ)
841 04
Telephone area code(+421) 2
Dlhé diely at night

History

The territory was previously a park/wood near Karlova Ves proper. The park was known as Langetheile before 1950 and as Dlhý diel from 1950 to 1976; both Langetheile (German) and Dlhé diely (Slovak) literally mean "long parts" or "long divisions".

The southern slopes of Dlhé diely were inhabited from the Paleolithic age, as evidenced by archaeological finds of tools.[2]

Dlhé diely is one of the more attractive quarters in Bratislava for housing, though recently big problems with traffic have been emerging because of large number of people living there (and more coming).

Panorama of Dlhé diely

See also

References
  1. "Karlova Ves ďalšiu výstavbu nechce (Karlova Ves does not want any construction)". SME. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. "História mestskej časti (History of the city borough)". Karlova Ves Homepage. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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