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Veľký Grob (Hungarian: Magyargurab) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Veľký Grob
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°15′N 17°30′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Galanta
First mentioned	1335
Area
• Total	23.545 km2 (9.091 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population
• Total	1,290
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	925 27
Area code	421-31
Car plate	GA
Website	www.velkygrob.sk

Names and etymology

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1335 (Grwb).[1] The name derives from German Graben ("ditch").[1] An extended historic name Nemecký ("German") Grob (Hungarian: Német-Gurab) dates back to the 16th century. It distinguished the village from Chorvátsky ("Croatian") Grob and Slovenský ("Slovak") Grob.

Geography

The municipality lies at an elevation of 130 metres and covers an area of 23.545 km². It has a population of about 1290 people.

References

External links

• Official page
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

На других языках

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[de] Veľký Grob

Veľký Grob (bis 1948 slowakisch „Nemecký Grob“ – bis 1927 auch „Uherský Grob“ oder „Maďarský Grob“; deutsch Deutsch-Eisgrub, ungarisch Magyargurab – bis 1907 Németgurab) ist eine Gemeinde in der Westslowakei.

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- [en] Veľký Grob

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