Nivy
One of the key issues of urban development in Bratislava lies in the redevelopment of brownfield sites adjoining the old city centre which are located in the Nivy neighborhood.
Location and division
The area of Nivy is delimited by Karadžičova Street from the west, Krížna Street and Trnavská cesta Street from the north, Bajkalská Street and Hraničná Street from the east and the Winter Harbor of the Port of Bratislava from the south. It borders the Štrkovec neighborhood, Trávniky neighborhood and Prievoz neighborhood of Ružinov from the east, the Vlčie hrdlo neighborhood of Ružinov from the south, the borough of Old Town from the west and the borough of Nové Mesto from the north.
The Nivy neighborhood features the following local areas (Slovak: miestna časť):
- 500 apartments development (Slovak: Sídlisko 500 bytov) - was the first planned large-scale housing development in Bratislava built as a reaction to sharply rising demands for living spaces in the city after Second World War. Construction started in 1949 around Svätoplukova Street and Budovateľská Street according to project by A. Daríček. The area consists of a colony of residential brick buildings three floors in height built next to each other featuring small-size apartments. It was originally located within the borders of Revúcka Street, Velehradská Street, Pavlovova Street, Súťažná Street, Azovská Street, Svätoplukova Street and partially Budovateľská Street. Sídlisko 500 bytov is a purely residential area that features the House of Culture Cultus Nivy.
- Košická development (Slovak: Sídlisko Košická)
- Old Ružinov (Slovak: Starý Ružinov)
- Ružová dolina (Slovak: Ružová dolina)
- Mlynské Nivy - West Zone (Slovak: Zóna Mlynské Nivy - Západ)
- Mlynské Nivy - East Zone (Slovak: Zóna Mlynské Nivy - Východ)
- Chalupkova Zone (Slovak: Zóna Chalupkova)
History
The central area of Nivy around today's Dulovo Square was historically undeveloped and it served mainly for growing fruits and vegetables by wealthy farmers for sale at Bratislava's markets. At the end of the 19th century, the Thread factory (Slovak: Cvernovka) was built on Páričkova Street.
Gallery
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500 apartments development from the 1940s and 1950s
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Modern office buildings in the Nivy neighborhood
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Chalupkova Zone before construction as seen in 2007
See also
References
- ^ "Bratislava will get a brand new bus station". Slovak Spectator. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Building the City: Examples for and from Vienna" (PDF). Stadt Wien. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Zaujímavosti Dulovho námestia (Interesting facts about Dulovo Square)" (in Slovak). Ružinovské Echo. April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.