Gajary

This article is about the place. For the root vegetable Gajar, see Carrot.
Gajary
Gajar
Municipality
Main street with the church
Main street with the church
Flag of Gajary
Flag
Gajary is located in Bratislava Region
Gajary
Gajary
Location of Gajary in the Bratislava Region
Gajary is located in Slovakia
Gajary
Gajary
Location of Gajary in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°28′N 16°55′E / 48.47°N 16.92°E / 48.47; 16.92
Country Slovakia
Region Bratislava Region
DistrictMalacky District
First mentioned1373
Area
[1]
 • Total
50.83 km2 (19.63 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
3,186
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
900 61[2]
Area code+421 34[2]
Car plateMA
Websitewww.gajary.sk

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.

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

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ Varsik, Branislav (1984). Z osídlenia západného a stredného Slovenska v stredoveku (in Slovak). Bratislava: Veda, vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied. p. 102.

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