Veľký Biel

Senec District in the Bratislava Region

Veľký Biel(Slovak: 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/).[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 10.161km². It has a population of 2303 people.

References

  1. 1 2 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.

External links/Sources

Coordinates: 48°13′N 17°22′E / 48.217°N 17.367°E / 48.217; 17.367

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