Gbelce

Gbelce (Hungarian: Köbölkút) is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Gbelce Köbölkút
Municipality
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Coordinates: 47.85°N 18.52°E / 47.85; 18.52
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Nové Zámky District
First mentioned	1233
Government
• Mayor	František Szőcs
Area [1]
• Total	26.61 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	133 m (436 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	2,051
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	943 42[2]
Area code	+421 36[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	NZ
Website	www.gbelce.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 133 metres (436 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 26.61 km² (10.27 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1233, when Peter Köbölkúti possessed the settlement.^[5] The battle of Köbölkút occurred here in 1663. In the 9th century, the territory of Kamenín became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Kamenín once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	2410	2259	2220	2051
Difference		−6.26%	−1.72%	−7.61%

Population statistic^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	2067	2051
Difference		−0.77%

It has a population of 2051 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8][9]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Hungarian	1432	67.45%
Slovak	664	31.27%
Not found out	146	6.87%
Total	2123

In year 2021 was 2123 people by ethnicity 1432 as Hungarian, 664 as Slovak, 146 as Not found out, 16 as Czech, 4 as Romani, 4 as Other, 3 as Vietnamese, 2 as Jewish, 1 as Italian, 1 as Russian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as French and 1 as Albanian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	1350	63.59%
None	488	22.99%
Not found out	143	6.74%
Calvinist Church	55	2.59%
Evangelical Church	32	1.51%
Total	2123

In year 2021 was 2123 people by religion 1350 from Roman Catholic Church, 488 from None, 143 from Not found out, 55 from Calvinist Church, 32 from Evangelical Church, 16 from Greek Catholic Church, 15 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 7 from Buddhism, 5 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 4 from Other, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 2 from Islam, 2 from United Methodist Church and 1 from Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Facilities

The village has a public library a gym and football pitch.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1868-1895 (parish A)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1824-1953 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia