Báb, Nitra District Explained

Báb
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nitra District
Pushpin Map:Slovakia Nitra Region#Slovakia
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Báb, Nitra District in the Nitra Region##Location of Báb, Nitra District in Slovakia
Coordinates:48.31°N 17.87°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1156
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:20.09
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:163
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:1243
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:951 34
Area Code:+421 37
Blank Name:Car plate
Blank Info:NR

Báb is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.

History

The village was created in 1955 from the merger of two formerly independent villages, Malý Báb and Velký Báb. Veľký Báb was first mentioned in historical records in 1156 and Malý Báb in 1365. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, the two villages were part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, they were part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 150 metres and covers an area of 20.091 km². It is located approximately 16 km west of Nitra.

Ethnicity

The village is approximately 99% Slovak.

Facilities

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

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Bratislava (Slovak: Štátny archív v Bratislave) and the state archive in Nitra (Slovak: Štátny archív v Nitre).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)] ]. sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  2. Web site: Základná charakteristika . sk . 2015-04-17 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.
  3. Web site: Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) . sk . 2022-03-31 . www.statistics.sk . Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31.