Gajary

This article is about the place. For the root vegetable Gajar, see Carrot.

Gajary (German: Gayring; Hungarian: Gajar) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia close to the town of Malacky in the Bratislava region. It lies around 40 km (25 statute miles) north-west of Slovakia's capital Bratislava close to the Austrian border. The village has around 3500 inhabitants.

Gajary Gajar
Municipality
Main street with the church
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Coordinates: 48.47°N 16.92°E / 48.47; 16.92
Country	Slovakia
Region	Bratislava Region
District	Malacky District
First mentioned	1373
Area [1]
• Total	50.83 km2 (19.63 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,186
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	900 61[2]
Area code	+421 34[2]
Car plate	MA
Website	www.gajary.sk

The village is an important archaeological site: findings from the Neolithic period, Eneolithic period, Bronze Age, early Slavic period (several Slavic settlements) have been excavated there.

Names and etymology

The Slovak name Gajary (1460 Gayary) comes from German personal name Geier (1337 Gaywar, later German name was Gairing). In the 14th century, the village had also the Hungarian name Öregház (Old House, 1377 Eureghaz), but the name was forgotten and then they used the name of German origin Gajár.^[4]

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1657-1895 (parish A)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia