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Patrónka is an area in the western part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, it is also the name of a major transport junction within the area and an important bus stop. Patrónka is located at the boundary of Bratislava I Old Town and Bratislava IV Karlova Ves, located in the northwest of the city. The public transport bus and trolleybus stop serves as a main transport hub for residents of Dúbravka, Lamač, Devínska Nová Ves and Záhorská Bystrica boroughs of Bratislava and it is among the busiest in the city. It also serves as a minor inter-city bus stop covering the region of Záhorie. The traffic on the Patrónka junction also affects Lamač, Kramáre, Karlova Ves, Dúbravka and Devínska Nová Ves. The area of Patrónka lies at the foothills of the Devín Carpathians and Pezinok Carpathians; it serves as the main passageway into the nearby Bratislava Forest Park, a popular recreation area. Patrónka is the location of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the Military hospital in Bratislava and the Bratislava Železná studienka railway station. == History == The locality of Patrónka was located between today's Dúbravská cesta, Brnianska Street, Hroboňova Street, Gaštanová Street until Horský park, Pri Suchom mlyne, bordered by the Bratislava-Kúty railway line until the Red Bridge, Military Hospital in Bratislava, Kühmayer factory and the current area of Slovak Academy of Sciences. It is named after a factory producing bullets (''"patróny"''; an old-fashioned Slovak language word for both bullets and shells) which stood here from 1872 to 1939. Until 1945 the official name for this locality was ''Westend'' (sometimes simply ''West'') and after 1945 ''Západ''. In the 13th century, there was a settlement in this area which was destroyed during the Tatar invasions and a later settlement belonging to the Mayor of Bratislava Jakub. In 1870 the bullet factory of J. Roth was constructed here at the place of a water mill. It was one of the largest armament factories of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, employing approximately 3,000 workers. The factory featured a freight cable car connecting it with Bratislava hlavná stanica railway station. In 1912, trolleybus service connected the area with Bratislava city center. In 1969, the first high-rises in Slovakia built using the curtain wall technology were finished at Patrónka, close to the road junction; the Lignoprojekt building and the building of the United Nations Computing Center ((スロバキア語:Výpočtové stredisko OSN)). The buildings were designed by architects V. Ferančík, F. Ohrablo and R. Fresser in 1960-1962 and their construction lingered for many years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.archinet.sk/magazine/Clanok.asp?ClanokID=3&VydanieKOD=43&Magazine=projekt )〕 The United Nation building today serves as the seat of the Institute of Informatics and Statistics INFOSTAT. In July 2000, the reconstruction of the Lignoprojekt building by J&T commenced. The building was stripped down to its reinforced concrete shell, heightened, a new facade was constructed and it was renamed to Westend (later changed to its current name Westend Tower). By reconstructing other two buildings originally belonging to Lignoprojekt and Wood Research Institute ((スロバキア語:Výskumný ústav drevársky)), J&T created Westend Court and Westend Point. In 2006, J&T sold Westend Tower to the AXA Group's real estate branch as part of a larger deal coupled with some logistic parks. The building is administered as part of an investment fund, whose majority investor is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patrónka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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