Gbely

Gbely
Gbely
Town
	Archangel Michael church in Gbely
	Coat of arms
	Gbely Location of Gbely in the Trnava Region Gbely Gbely (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°42′58″N17°07′20″E / 48.71611°N 17.12222°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Skalica
First mentioned	1392
Government
• Mayor	Jozef Hazlinger
Area
• Total	59.92 km2 (23.14 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	4,885
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	908 45
Area code	+421 34
Car plate	SI
Website	www.gbely.sk

Last updated March 11, 2024

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

Gbely is twinned with:^[5]

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References

↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
↑ Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
1 2 3 "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
↑ "Družobné mestá". gbely.sk (in Slovak). Gbely. 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

Town website (in Slovak)
Surnames of living people in Gbely

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[1] Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

[base_info-2] 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[3] Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (www.statistics.sk). "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk. Retrieved 2024-02-08.

[statistics-4] 1 2 3 "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. Retrieved 2019-09-17.

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