Gbely
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| Gbely | |
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 Church in Gbely
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Region | Trnava |
| District | Skalica |
| Elevation | 190 m (623 ft) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 59.945 km² (23 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,149 (31 December 2005) |
| Density | 86 /km² (223 /sq mi) |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Mayor | Jozef Hazlinger |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 908 45 |
| Phone prefix | 421-34 |
| Car plate | SI |
   Location of Gbely in Slovakia
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  Location of Gbely in the Trnava Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Gbely | |
| Statistics: MOŠ/MIS | |
| Website: http://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.
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[edit] History
The first written record about Gbely was in 1392. It gained town rights in the 16th–17th centuries. In 1912, petroleum was discovered and exhausting started in 1914.
[edit] 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).[1] 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) the Slovak capital Bratislava.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the town had 5,223 inhabitants. 97.09% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.26% Czechs and 0.96% Roma.[1] The religious make-up was 83.40% Roman Catholics, 14.57% people with no religious affiliation and 0.69% Lutherans.[1]
[edit] Partner towns
Židlochovice, Czech Republic
Deutsch Wagram, Austria
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Town website (Slovak)
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