In the 17th century, as Turkish domination expanded westward and northward, many Croats sought refuge in the area of Bratislava, as did Czech exiles fleeing the Thirty Years ’ War between Catholics and Protestants farther west in Europe.
To pašu darīja arī čehi, kas bija kļuvuši par trimdiniekiem Trīsdesmitgadu kara dēļ, kurš plosījās starp katoļiem un protestantiem Eiropas rietumos.