Gbely
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| Country | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia |
| Region | File:Trnavsky vlajka.svg Trnava Region |
| District | Skalica District |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jozef Hazlinger |
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| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 908 45[3] |
| Area code | +421 34[3] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | SI |
| Website | www |
Gbely (German and Hungarian: Egbell) is a town in the Skalica District, Trnava Region in western Slovakia, close to the Czech border.
History
[edit | edit source]The first written record about Gbely was in 1392. It gained town rights in the 16th–17th centuries. Petroleum was discovered in 1912 and extraction started in 1914.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The municipality lies at an altitude of 172 metres (564 ft)[3] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] (Lua error in Module:Slovak_municipality at line 632: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).).[4]
It is located in the Záhorie region, in the Chvojnická pahorkatina hills, around 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the district seat Skalica and 75 kilometres (47 mi) from the Slovak capital Bratislava.
Population
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Ethnicity
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Religion
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According to the 2001 census, the town had 5,223 inhabitants. 96.09% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.26% Czechs 0.96% Roma, and 1% Amit.[7] The religious make-up was 83.40% Roman Catholics, 14.57% people with no religious affiliation and 0.69% Lutherans.[7]
Notable Resident
[edit | edit source]- Matej Kocak (1882–1918) Slovak-American World War I Medal of Honor recipient was born here.
Twin towns — sister cities
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See also
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Genealogical resources
[edit | edit source]The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1710-1904 (parish A)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1895 (parish B)
External links
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