Veľký Biel

Village in Slovakia

48°12′50″N 17°21′35″E / 48.21389°N 17.35972°E / 48.21389; 17.35972CountrySlovakiaRegionBratislavaDistrictSenecFirst mentioned1209Government

• MayorAnton DanterArea

• Total10.16^[2] km² (3.92^[2] sq mi)Elevation

126^[3] m (413^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total3,013^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

900 24^[3]

Area code+421 24^[3]Car plateSCWebsitewww.velkybiel.eu

Veľký Biel (Hungarian: Magyarbél) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in 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/).^[5] 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.^[5]

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. ^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2007). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (2ľ)" (PDF). Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (2). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 88.