Veľký Biel () is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in western
Slovakia
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in
Senec District
Senec District (''okres Senec'') is a district in the Bratislava Region of western Slovakia. It was established in 1996. The district is largely a bedroom community for Bratislava and is also known for its recreational possibilities, foremost the ...
in the
Bratislava Region
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.
Etymology
The name comes from
Slavic
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Peoples
* Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia
** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples
** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples
** West Slav ...
''beľ'' (''bělь''): whiteness, "glistening place" - mud, swam (compare i.e. with Old
Polish
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* Polish language
* Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
* Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...
''biel'' or
Russian
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*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
''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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