Gbely, Skalica District, Trnava Region, Slovakia
🇸🇰 Gbely 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 km (23.1 sq mi). It is located in the Záhorie region, in the Chvojnická pahorkatina hills, around 20 km (12 mi) from the district seat Skalica and 75 km (47 mi) from the Slovak capital Bratislava.
Demographics 96.09% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.26% Czechs 0.96% Roma, and 1% Amit. The religious make-up was 83.40% Roman Catholics, 14.57% people with no religious affiliation and 0.69% Lutherans.
Bratislava Time
Gbely has a population of over 5,139 people. Gbely also forms part of the wider Skalica District which has a population of over 46,757 people. It is also a part of the larger Trnava Region.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Gbely has links with:
🇦🇹 Deutsch-Wagram, Austria 🇨🇿 Židlochovice, Czech Republic🇩🇪 Waldkirchen 48.732
🇩🇪 Neuburg an der Donau 48.733
🇺🇦 Kramatorsk 48.733
🇫🇷 Sarrebourg 48.735
🇧🇦 Banja Luka 17.192
Locations Near: Gbely 17.1191,48.7159
🇨🇿 Hodonín 17.129,48.852 d: 15.2
🇨🇿 Břeclav 16.867,48.75 d: 18.9
🇸🇰 Malacky 17.02,48.436 d: 31.9
🇨🇿 Uherské Hradiště 17.45,49.067 d: 45.9
🇦🇹 Gänserndorf 16.717,48.333 d: 51.8
🇸🇰 Senec 17.383,48.217 d: 58.8
🇦🇹 Mistelbach 16.567,48.567 d: 43.8
🇸🇰 Trnava 17.583,48.367 d: 51.7
🇸🇰 Bratislava 17.1,48.133 d: 64.8
Antipodal to: Gbely -162.881,-48.716
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16758.2
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16345.4
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16119.4
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16051.5
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12365.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12267.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12252.7
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12248.9