Veľký Biel

Veľký Biel
Veľký Biel
	Village
	Veľký Biel Location of Veľký Biel in the Bratislava Region Veľký Biel Veľký Biel (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°12′50″N 17°21′35″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava
District	Senec
First mentioned	1209
Government
• Mayor	Anton Danter
Area
• Total	10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)
• Total	2,567
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 24
Area code(s)	+421-2
Car plate	SC
Website	www.velkybiel.eu

Veľký Biel(Slovak: Veľký Biel, Hungarian: Magyarbél) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.

Senec District in the Bratislava Region

Etymology

The name comes from Slavic beľ (bělь): whiteness, "glistening place" - mud, swam (compare i.e. with Old Polish biel or Russian biľ /dialect/).[1] 1294 Beel, 1335 Magyarbel (hu: "Hungarian Bel"), now Veľký Biel. 1323 Minor Beel, 1335 Nemethbel (hu: "German Bel"), now Malý Biel - a part of Veľký Bieľ.[1]

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1209.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 131 metres and covers an area of 10.161 km². It has a population of 2303 people.

References

Krajčovič, Rudolf (2007). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (2ľ)" (PDF). Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (2): 88.

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[krajovic-1] Krajčovič, Rudolf (2007). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (2ľ)" (PDF). Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (2): 88.