Gbeľany
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Žilina | ||
| Region : | Severné Považie | ||
| Area : | 7.134 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,425 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 200 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 375 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 013 02 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 41 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 13 ' N , 18 ° 51' E | ||
| License plate : | ZA | ||
| Kód obce : | 517551 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Jozef Martinček | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Gbeľany č. 139 013 02 Gbeľany |
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| Website: | www.gbelany.eu | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Gbeľany (until 1973 Slovak "Gbelany"; Hungarian Egbelény - until 1907 Gbellan ) is a municipality in the Okres Žilina of the Žilinský kraj , with 1425 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
geography
The municipality is located in the eastern part of the Žilinská kotlina valley north of the Váh River . The northern part of the municipality extends into the Kysucká vrchovina mountains . The town center is nine kilometers east of the town of Žilina .
history
The place probably originated as a subject place in the 13th century and was first mentioned in writing in 1362 as Koblen . The place has belonged to the estate of the Strečno Castle since its inception . After the revelation of the Wesselényi conspiracy , the village became part of the new Teplička manor in 1683, from which the Gbelany manor was created in 1749, which included eight other villages in addition to the main town. In 1828 there are 68 houses and 600 inhabitants.
Personalities
- Ján Franek (* 1960), former boxer of Czechoslovakia, winner of the Olympic bronze medal
