Dúbravka (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈduːbrawka]) is a city borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
It is located in the north-western part of the city, lying on the slopes of the Devín Carpathians mountains.
The borough is served by both public transport trams and buses, yet Dúbravka is known for the low level of service provided here.
Dúbravka features a museum, Villa rustica remains from the Roman times, a covered ice stadium, ŠKP Dúbravka football stadium, numerous schools, two Roman Catholic churches and an Evangelical church.
Dúbravka was a separate village already in existence in the 14th century; at that time it was an administrative part of Devín.
The Ottoman expansion and the fact that part of the anti-Ottoman army was stationed in Dúbravka lowered the quality of life in the village.
The area of worked land rose continuously over the years and farmers in Dúbravka were compensated for the relatively poor soil quality in the village.
In 1831 the village suffered a Plague epidemic, with a second outbreak at the end of the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 when it was again sacked and burned.
In the years 1911-1912 a master carpenter from Braitslava František Tavarík started the construction of recreational wooden houses at the edge of Dúbravka.
In the 1930s people from Dúbravka worked mainly in stone and lime mines in Devínska Nová Ves or in the munitions factory at Patrónka.
The building's maintenance has been sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church, mostly from fundraising and financial donations from churchgoers.
The foundations of the building were sanctified by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Slovakia in Šaštín.
Even before the construction of the artificial cave, it was a minor pilgrimage site, one out of four most important for local Croats.
Originally built as local ceremonial hall, the building is a place of regular worship service from 1995.
Inside the church there is octangular white marble font made as a commemoration to the first Christians creed and traditions.
Dúbravka also features 2 language schools; Súkromná jazyková škola COGITATIO and Vzdelávacie centrum FREEDU.
Women's football team FK Dúbravka offers two classes – junior and senior, playing in the first league.