Ruà ¾inov (, , ) is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, located in the Bratislava II district. It is the city's second most populated borough, housing over 80,000 inhabitants and its Nivy neighbourhood is the place of the emerging new city center of Bratislava. Ruà ¾inov features extensive residential areas, as well as major industrial facilities and transport infrastructure including the Milan Rastislav à  tefánik international airport and the D1 motorway.
The borough features the Slovnaft refinery, Avion Shopping Park mall, Ruà ¾inov hospital, à  trkovec lake, Zlaté Piesky recreational area and numerous schools and churches.
Ruà ¾inov is bordered by the borough of Old Town to the north-west, Nové Mesto to the north, RaÃÂa and Vajnory to the north-east, Podunajské Biskupice to the south and Petrà ¾alka to the west across the river Danube connected by the PrÃÂstavný most.
Ruà ¾inov is divided into the following neighborhoods:
Ruà ¾inov is cadastrially divided into three parts: Ruà ¾inov, Nivy and Trnávka.
In place of today's Ruà ¾inov there were originally meadows, pastures, grasslands and woodland, interspersed with islands and channels of the Danube. The people living here worked in agriculture, ranching and logging. In the 19th century, the agricultural character of the area was slowly disappearing, as many new factories were built in the area. The current name was only coined in the 20th century, and is based on the term Ruà ¾ový ostrov, which translates as the Rose Island ().
Today, Ruà ¾inov is a location for many industrial businesses, shopping centres, financial businesses and banks. Industrial plants such as Slovnaft and Gumon, and the cargo Port of Bratislava, are located here. Apart from the chemical industry it is home to food and construction industries. The MiletiÃÂova Open-air Market, Bratislava's largest and most frequented, is also located in Ruà ¾inov. The Milan Rastislav à  tefánik international airport is also located here. The largest shopping center in Slovakia Avion Shopping Park is based in Ruà ¾inov, with the Ikea store and surrounded by new office buildings and two hotels (Hotel Gate One Bratislava and Chopin Airport Hotel).
Despite its industrial character, Ruà ¾inov is considered to be a relatively green part of Bratislava. In contrast to other city districts, it is rich in streams and lakes (such as RohlÃÂk lake), with a total water area of 616,000 mò. At the heart of Ruà ¾inov there is the à  trkovec Lake area, a major recreational and sporting centre for Bratislava. Other lakes include Zlaté Piesky, a major summer resort, and RohlÃÂk.
It has a population ofÃÂ people (31 December ).
Ruà ¾inov local government was established by the elections in November 1990 and in December 1990, it founded the municipal office of the Ruà ¾inov borough. Over time, the number of members of the local parliament was reduced from 60 to 25.
List of mayors of Ruà ¾inov and political parties that nominated them:
Both media are published and operated by the municipal company TVR a RE, s.r.o.
Ruà ¾inov belongs into three Roman Catholic parishes (Farnosà ¥ Bratislava â Prievoz, Farnosà ¥ Bratislava â Márie pomocnice kresà ¥anov, Farnosà ¥ Bratislava â Trnávka), one Protestant parish (Evanjelický cirkevný zbor AV Bratislava â Prievoz) and one Eastern Orthodox Church parish (Pravoslávna cirkevná obec Bratislava).
The borough features the following churches:
Ruà ¾inov is home to several high schools, 9 elementary schools and 11 kindergartens. It also houses the Pan-European University on TomÃ¡à ¡ikova Street and the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies of the Comenius University on Mlynské luhy Street.
In the school year 2012/2013, 586 children were accepted into the seven Ruà ¾inov kindergartens, 229 children were rejected due to lack of space. In the school year 2016/2017, 658 children were accepted into the eleven Ruà ¾inov kindergartens.
Many sporting clubs are based in Ruà ¾inov, including the FK Rapid football club, the Slávia UK volleyball club, the Dunajplavba wrestling club and the street hockey club à  K H.O.K. Nivy.