Gbely
Town
Archangel Michael church in Gbely
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°42′58″N 17°07′20″E / 48.71611°N 17.12222°E / 48.71611; 17.12222
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Skalica
First mentioned	1392
Government
• Mayor	Jozef Hazlinger
Area [1]
• Total	59.92 km2 (23.14 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	172[2] m (564[2] ft)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	4,885
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
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

Gbely is twinned with:^[5]

• Židlochovice, Czech Republic
• Deutsch-Wagram, Austria