Vinosady

Vinosady () is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on the foothills of the Little Carpathians.
Names and etymology.
The current name means "Vineyards" and refers to rich vineyard tradition in this region.
The former village Kučišdorf was initially known as "Turduna", "Torduna", "Turna" or "Thurnie", the name comes from Slovak "tŕň", "trnava" (see also etymology of Trnava). Its later name Kučišdorf comes from a personal name probably of Slavic origin "Kucar"/"Kučar" adopted to the Hungarian language as "Chucar", "Csukar" ("Chukarfalva", "Csukárd"). The name of the second former village Trlinok also comes from Slovak "tŕň". In 1948, villages were renamed: Kučišdorf to "Veľké Tŕnie" and Trlinok to "Malé Tŕnie".
History.
In historical records the village, which was made of two independent parts was first mentioned in 1208, although it was inhabited lot sooner, in the 9th century, as the Great Moravian site was discovered near the village.
At the end of the 13th century, two village arose: "Trlinka" and "Kučišdorf", which were closely linked to their bigger towns, Pezinok and Modra. The villages merged in 1964 to one village Vinosady. The merged village got its own coat-of-arms in 1998.
Geography.
The village lies at an altitude of 179 metres and covers an area of 5.15 km². It has a population of 1049 people. The village is located 26 km from Bratislava and 3 km from Pezinok.