Gbelce
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Nitriansky kraj | ||
| Okres : | Nové Zámky | ||
| Region : | Podunajsko | ||
| Area : | 26.611 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,156 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 81 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 144 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 943 42 | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 36 | ||
| Geographic location : | 47 ° 51 ' N , 18 ° 31' E | ||
| License plate : | NZ | ||
| Kód obce : | 503185 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | František Szőcs | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Gbelce 106 943 42 Gbelce |
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| Website: | www.gbelce.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Gbelce (until 1948 Slovak "Köbölkút"; Hungarian Köbölkút ) is a municipality in the west of Slovakia , with a population of 2,156 (as of December 31, 2019) . It belongs to the Okres Nové Zámky , a district of the parent Nitriansky kraj . The population is predominantly Hungarian-speaking, there is also a Slovak minority.
geography
The municipality is located on the edge of the Danube Hills within the Slovak Danube lowlands , just as distant from the Danube and the Hron River. The south side is drained by the Marcelovský potok , a tributary of the Danube, while the Paríž brook flows on the north side . The Parížske močiare (German swamps of Paríž ), a protected area under the Ramsar Convention, are located on the marshy terrain of the second-mentioned brook . The " local mountain" of the place is the Drienova hora ( 226 m nm ) west of the municipality. Gbelce is 18 kilometers from Štúrovo and 36 kilometers from Nové Zámky .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1233 as Cubulcut . The name means something like "stone fountain" in Hungarian.
Until 1919, the place in Gran County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia . 1938-45 he was again part of Hungary due to the First Vienna Arbitration .
