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Petržalka (Hungarian: Pozsonyligetfalu, German: Engerau)
is the largest city section of Bratislava, the capital of SR. Together
with Jarovce, Rusovce and Čuňovo it forms the district Bratislava V,
which is the 5th largest district in Slovakia according to its number of
inhabitants. According to population density it is the 3rd most populated.
The first written notice about Petržalka has its origin in the year 1225,
though the original independent municipality was except insignificant remainders
pulled down. In this place of the largest housing complex of Slovakia live
almost 130 000 inhabitants.
István Molnár, 13 Jan 2001