History of Petrzalka

Petržalka. They are considered citizens of Nazi Germany but are persecuted. The occupiers close down all Slovak schools, and the German language replaces Slovak. Non-Germans are not allowed to participate in public life, and the Gestapo arrest citizens who promote ideas opposing Nazism, including those active before the occupation.

November 1944 – March 1945 – Petržalka (Engerau) is the site of a labour camp for Hungarian Jews, who were deployed at the construction of the Südostwall. Out of 2000 prisoners, at least 497 die from inhuman treatment and during the death march to Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. 

1945 – Petržalka is, along with the rest of Bratislava, occupied on April 4. It is returned to Czechoslovakia after World War II.

1945 – On 5 May, 90% of the Hungarian population of Bratislava is forced into internment camps in Petržalka. Murders of Hungarians are also reported.

1946 – Petržalka officially becomes a part of Bratislava on 13 February.

1977 – Construction of the housing blocks known as "panelák" begins.

2001 – Of its 117,227 inhabitants, 108,600 are Slovak, 4,259 Hungarian, 1,788 Czech, and 219 German.

Names

The name Petržalka first appeared in the 1920s and refers to vegetables and herbs that were grown there