Limbach | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bratislava |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Pezinok |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Bratislava Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Limbach in the Bratislava Region |
Coordinates: | 48.2833°N 30°W |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1350 |
Area Total Km2: | 15.37[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.93 |
Elevation M: | 192[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 630 |
Population Total: | 2423[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 150.7[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 58.2 |
Population Demonym: | Limbašan (m), Limbašanka (f) (sk) |
Timezone1: | CET (UTC+1) |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 900 91 |
Area Code: | +421 33 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | PK |
Website: | www.obec-limbach.sk |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Adriana Čechovičová |
Limbach (historically in Slovak: Hliník, German: Limbach, Hungarian: Limpak) is a municipality in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, under the Little Carpathians. It is particularly well known for its production of wine.
The town was established around 1350, when Béla IV of Hungary invited German settlers to inhabit lands. However, it is first time mentioned in 1390. The village remained predominantly German until 1945, when most of them were expelled from Slovakia to Germany and were replaced by settlers from the regions around Myjava, Stará Turá, and Bošáca.
After World War II, when the Slovaks renamed towns and villages with German names, Limbach was briefly known as Hlinik, but the German name has remained and is now again the official name of the town.
Today, Limbach is a popular location for secondary residences for rich residents of Bratislava. The expresident of Slovakia Ivan Gašparovič has a residence there.