Podunajské Biskupice
Borough
Coat of arms
Area of Podunajské Biskupice in Bratislava
Podunajské Biskupice Location of Podunajské Biskupice in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°08′00″N 17°07′00″E / 48.13333°N 17.11667°E / 48.13333; 17.11667
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Bratislava II
First mentioned	1264 (Julian)
Government
• Mayor	Roman Lamoš
Area [1]
• Total	42.49 km2 (16.41 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	133 m (436 ft)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	23,091
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	821 06, 821 07
Area code	+421-2
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	BA, BL, BT
Website	www.biskupice.sk

Podunajské Biskupice (Hungarian: Pozsonypüspöki) (1927–1944 Biskupice pri Dunaji, before 1927 Biskupice) is a borough of Bratislava. It is the largest borough in the terms of area in Bratislava.

The first written account of Podunajské Biskupice dates to the 13th century; its church is mentioned in 1221.

Biskupice were part of the property of the Estergom archbishopric. Based on this name, some authors infer the existence of an Avar bishopric in the area of today's Biskupice, as there were different words for archbishopric and bishopric in Latin and in Old Hungarian. The territory of the Christian Avar bishopric and includes the area from Lake Nezider to the vicinity of Biskupice and the river Ráb.

On April 21, 1704, was a battle between the Hungarian rebels (Kuruc) and Danes (Battle of Biskupice). It became an official part of Bratislava on 1 January 1972.

The Romans also allegedly lived in Podunajské Biskupice, a Roman militia of Emperor Alexander Sever from 230 and a Latin inscription on a rock, which originally stood near the parish church with the stamp of the Roman camp, were found here. Through the Danube, Biskupice led the so-called amber road that led from Rome to the Baltic coast.

In Podunajské Biskupice there is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Nicholas from 1221. In the town, there is also the manor of Juraj Albert from the 18th century and the plague column of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Trinity from 1730.

There is a monastery of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross. In the monastery church of St. Crosses are kept relics bl. Zdenka Schelingová, who was buried in the local cemetery until 2003.

Lieskovec Manor or Lieskovec Summer Castle is located in Bratislava in the Podunajské Biskupice district in the Lieskovec district. The mansion was built by Cardinal Jozef Batthyányi between 1779 and 1783. It originally stood in the middle of the archbishop's garden. The decoration of the mansion is destroyed, it is used as a warehouse.

The Trade Museum in Bratislava is located in the premises of a country manor surrounded by a park. The museum was established in 1983.

The Church of St. Nicholas is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Bratislava in the Podunajské Biskupice district on Vetvárská Street in the parish of Bratislava - Podunajské Biskupice. It is a 3-nave Romanesque-Gothic church from the middle of the 13th century, with a polygonal sanctuary and one tower on the west side. Since it has been rebuilt more than once since its inception, it bears the hallmarks of various styles - Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, and Classicist.

In 1944, the village of Komárov was added to the Podunajské Biskupice.[5] On January 1, 1972, the Podunajské Biskupice became part of Bratislava.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 133 metres (436 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 42.49 km² (16.41 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 23,091 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 23,464 people by ethnicity 19,057 as Slovak, 2331 as Not found out, 2146 as Hungarian, 290 as Czech, 100 as Other, 88 as Romani, 76 as Rusyn, 70 as Ukrainian, 62 as German, 46 as Russian, 31 as Serbian, 30 as Bulgarian, 26 as Polish, 24 as Romanian, 23 as Chinese, 18 as Vietnamese, 18 as Croatian, 16 as Austrian, 13 as Jewish, 12 as Moravian, 11 as Italian, 8 as French, 6 as Albanian, 5 as Turkish, 5 as Canadian, 5 as English and 3 as Greek.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 23,464 people by religion 9963 from Roman Catholic Church, 9194 from None, 2320 from Not found out, 746 from Evangelical Church, 262 from Greek Catholic Church, 132 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 123 from Ad hoc movements, 103 from Calvinist Church, 92 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 91 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 91 from Other, 74 from Baptists Church, 56 from Buddhism, 54 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 35 from Islam, 30 from Apostolic Church, 20 from Old Catholic Church, 20 from Church of the Brethren, 15 from Jewish community, 14 from United Methodist Church, 12 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 7 from Hinduism, 5 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3 from Seventh-day Adventist Church and 2 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

• Kopáčsky ostrov

• Official website (in Slovak)
• About history of Podunajské Biskupice (in Slovak, English, and Hungarian)