Not to be confused with Kbely.
Gbely
Municipality
RegionTrnava Region
DistrictSkalica District
Coordinates48.72°N 17.12°E
MayorMartin Jahodka
First mentioned1392
Elevation172 m
Postal code908 45[1]
Area code+421 34[1]
Registration plateSI
Websitewww.gbely.sk

Gbely (pronunciation; 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

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

It has a population of  people (31 December ).

Religion

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.[2] The religious make-up was 83.40% Roman Catholics, 14.57% people with no religious affiliation and 0.69% Lutherans.[2]

Notable residents

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Gbely is twinned with:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Základná charakteristika" (in Slovak). www.statistics.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  3. ^ "Družobné mestá" (in Slovak). gbely.sk. 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)