Gbely

Not to be confused with Kbely.

Gbely
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°43′N17°07′E / 48.72°N 17.12°E / 48.72; 17.12
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava Region
District	Skalica District
First mentioned	1392
Government
• Mayor	Jozef Hazlinger
Area [1]
• Total	59.92 km2 (23.14 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	172 m (564 ft)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	4,874
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	908 45 [2]
Area code	+421 34 [2]
Car plate	SI
Website	www.gbely.sk

Gbely (German and Hungarian: Egbell) is a town in the Skalica District, Trnava Region in western Slovakia, close to the Czech border.

History

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

Gbely lies at an altitude of 190 metres (623 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 59.945 square kilometres (23.1 sq mi). ^[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.

Demographics

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. ^[4] The religious make-up was 83.40% Roman Catholics, 14.57% people with no religious affiliation and 0.69% Lutherans. ^[4]

Notable Resident

• Matej Kocak (1882–1918) Slovak-American World War I Medal of Honor recipient was born here.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Gbely is twinned with: ^[5]

• Židlochovice, Czech Republic
• Deutsch-Wagram, Austria

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
4. "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
5. "Družobné mestá". gbely.sk (in Slovak). Gbely. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-17.

Genealogical resources

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

Media related to Gbely at Wikimedia Commons

• Surnames of living people in Gbely