Veľký Biel ( hu, Magyarbél) is a
village and
municipality in western
Slovakia in
Senec District
Senec District (''okres Senec'') is a district in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia. It had been established in 1996. The district is largely a bedroom community for Bratislava and is also known for its recreational possibilities, foremost ...
in the
Bratislava Region
The Bratislava Region ( sk, Bratislavský kraj, , german: Pressburger/Bratislavaer Landschaftsverband (until 1919), hu, Pozsonyi kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. Its capital is Bratislava. The region was first esta ...
.
Etymology
The name comes from
Slavic ''beľ'' (''bělь''): whiteness, "glistening place" - mud, swam (compare i.e. with Old
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
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''biel'' or
Russian ''biľ'' /dialect/).
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.
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
External links/Sources
Official page*https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Villages and municipalities in Senec District
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