Cylinder block for a compressor, in particular swash plate compressor, and swash plate compressor

A cylinder block (1) for a compressor having a central opening (3) for accommodating a drive shaft of a drive unit and defining a central axis of the cylinder block (1), the cylinder block (1) comprising a plurality of cylinder bores (2) arranged around the central opening (3) and with each of the cylinder bores (2) adapted for accommodating a piston (14), and at least one stop (10) on a drive side of the cylinder block (1), wherein the stop (10) is completely arranged within a triangular area which is delimited by the central opening (3) and the two adjacent cylinder bores (2), wherein the triangular area is delimited radially and inwardly by the central opening (3) and laterally by lines extending from the central axis through the center lines of two adjacent cylinder bores (2), wherein the stop (10) is in the form of a curved ridge concentric with the central axis (30), and wherein the stop (10) extends, in a peripheral direction, up to the two adjacent cylinder bores (2).