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14-683: The Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area was established on 5 May 1976. The law that created the Landscape Area was amended on 30 March 2001. Before the Little Carpathians PLA was declared in 1976, there were 6 protected areas in the territory: Roštún National Nature Reserve (since 1953), Devínska Kobyla National Nature Reserve (1964), Čachtice Castle Hill National Nature Reserve (1964), Sandberg Nature Reserve (1964), Driny Cave Nature Monument (1968), and Čachtická Cave Nature Monument (1972). The Little Carpathians are

28-560: A factory of Volkswagen ), which spurred the construction of new apartment blocks in the borough in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s, the Iron Curtain was dismantled. In part Kostolné there is the Holy Spirit's Church, which is on the list of cultural monuments of Slovakia. This church is situated on small hill over square and archaeological excavations certify its existence as sepulchral place since prehistory. Literature says it

42-417: Is divided into 6 local parts: Devínske Jazero , Kostolné , Podhorské , Paulinské , Sídlisko Stred and Vápenka . Unofficially it is also locally divided into four further parts: "Stara Dedina", Kolónia , Grba and Slovinec . Devínska Nová Ves was mentioned for the first time around 1451 as Nová Ves . During the 17th century, the village was growing and after an influx of Croats , the village acquired

56-551: 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

70-466: 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 . Devínska Nová Ves borders Devín to the south, the river Morava and Austria to the west, Záhorská Bystrica to the far north-east and Lamač and Dúbravka to the south-east. Devínska Nová Ves

84-478: Is stressed as well, because the centre is quite distant, and buses are often late. More popular are therefore trains running to Main station twice an hour. In future, railway stop "Devínska Nová Ves - Sídlisko" is planned above Eisnerova street. A cycle bridge has been constructed across the nearby Morava River , linking Devínska Nová Ves to Schlosshoff castle and Marchegg , in Austria . Devínska Nová Ves houses

98-593: Is the only cave open to public. sopsr.sk (in Slovak) Dev%C3%ADnska Nov%C3%A1 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

112-696: Is the only large protected area in Slovakia with extensive vineyards, which are a part of the Little Carpathians Wine Route. The southwestern part contains the Bratislava Forest Park , which is popular with many visitors from Bratislava and includes localities like Koliba . There are many castles in the area, many of which are in ruins now. The notable examples are Biely Kameň Castle , Červený Kameň Castle and Smolenice Castle . The Landscape Area includes an extensive network of hiking trails and bicycle trails. Driny

126-410: The rock thrush , northern wheatear , black stork , European honey buzzard , short-toed eagle , Eurasian eagle-owl , long-eared owl , and European nightjar . The Landscape Area is home to the largest population of the saker falcon in Slovakia. The protected landscape area includes other protected areas like nature reserves and national nature reserves. These include: The Little Carpathians PLA

140-674: The borderline mountains of the Inner Western Carpathians . The three highest points are Záruby at 768 m (2,520 ft), Vysoká at 754 m (2,474 ft) and Vápenná at 752 m (2,467 ft). Deciduous trees are dominant, with the beech , linden , European ash , and sycamore maple being most widespread. The Little Carpathians PLA is the only place in Slovakia where some plants grow, for example, Ruscus hypoglossum and Rhamnus saxatilis . Insects include 700 species of butterflies and 20 species of ants . Notable species of birds are represented by

154-581: The greatest Croat minority in Slovakia and the Festival of Croatian Culture takes place annually. Croatian Culture Society ( Croatian : Hrvatsko kulturno društvo ) organizes annual Croatian Day ( Hrvatski dan ), with concerts (of klapas , vocal ensembles, tamburitzas ), lectures and cultural programme. Dev%C3%ADn Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

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168-480: The name Chorvátska Nová Ves . In the 18th century, a sand mine was built here near Sandberg and later in the 19th century, stone was quarried here as well. In 1848, the village was renamed once more to its current name. In 1918, the village was a site of battle between the Czechoslovak and Hungarian armies as part of fights for Bratislava, and Czechoslovak troops emerged victorious. In 1948, Devínska Nová Ves

182-560: Was built in renaissance style about year 1580. It is built from stone with a tile roof. Devínska Nová Ves lies near the railways to Austria and the Czech Republic . Road traffic is some of the worst in Bratislava, because all of the access roads are busy and narrow. Relocation of these roads is planned to begin soon. In the future, there will be a motorway border crossing to Austria . Public transportation uses buses and

196-523: Was near the border of two different political systems, and in 1955 the Iron Curtain was constructed across the territory the village. It was also one of the escape routes to Austria, by swimming across the Morava river. On 1 January 1972, Devínska Nová Ves was made an official borough of Bratislava. In the 1970s and 1980s, new auto plants were built, first Bratislavské automobilové závody (BAZ, later

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