Gbely
Gbely (German and Hungarian: "Egbell") is a town in the Skalica District, Trnava Region in western Slovakia, close to the Czech border. History. The first written record about Gbely was in 1392. It gained town rights in the 16th–17th centuries. Petroleum was discovered in 1912 and extraction started in 1914. Geography. Gbely lies at an altitude of above sea level and covers an area of . It is located in the Záhorie region, in the Chvojnická pahorkatina hills, around from the district seat Skalica and from the Slovak capital Bratislava. Demographics. According to the 2001 census, the town had 5,223  inhabitants. 96.09% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.26% Czechs 0.96% Roma, and 1% Amit. The religious make-up was 83.40% Roman Catholics, 14.57% people with no religious affiliation and 0.69% Lutherans. Twin towns — sister cities. Gbely is twinned with: Genealogical resources. The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"