Old Dubravka was a separate small town already in existence in the 14th
century; at that time it was an administrative part of Devín. It was first
mentioned in written documents in 1576 (once occupied by Croats). It was later
mentioned in a 1683 text, while Vienna was last besieged by the Ottoman Empire.
During the Napoleonic and Austro-Prussian wars it was sacked and burned (1866).
Dubravka was incorporated into Bratislava in 1946 as the capital was beginning to
expand. Since the 1970s, the construction of apartment blocks has
