Vráble is a small town in the Nitra District, Nitra Region, western Slovakia.
Vráble | |
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 Church of the Virgin Mary | |
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| Coordinates: 48°14′27″N 18°18′31″E / 48.24083°N 18.30861°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Nitra Region |
| District | Nitra District |
| First mentioned | 1265 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Viktor Németh |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.31 km2 (14.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,262 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 952 01[3] |
| Area code | +421 37[3] |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | NR |
| Website | www.vrable.sk |
Etymology
editThe name derives from vrábeľ - a Slovak dialect name of sparrow (vrabec).[4]
Geography
editThe municipality lies at an altitude of 144 metres (472 ft)[3] and covers an area of 38.31 km2 (14.79 sq mi) (2024).[5]
It is located in the Danubian Hills on the Žitava river, about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) south-east-east from Nitra. The cadastral area of the town has an altitude from 140 to 240 metres (460 to 790 feet) ASL. There's a small dam called Vodná nádrž Vráble west of the town.
The town has three parts: Vráble proper, and the former villages of Dyčka and Horný Ohaj (both annexed 1975).
History
editThe oldest evidence of the settlement of Vráble comes from the Neolithic age (6000-2000 BC). The first written reference is from 1265 as Verebel. In Vráble, there was the oldest post-station. The city kept an agricultural character in the 19th and 20th centuries. Economic development has influenced the architecture of the city. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Vráble was part of Bars County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was again part of Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award.
Population
edit| Year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 9653 | 9470 | 8804 | 8262 |
| Difference | −1.89% | −7.03% | −6.15% |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 8323 | 8262 |
| Difference | −0.73% |
It has a population of 8262 people (31 December 2024).[7]
Ethnicity
edit| Ethnicity | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak | 7761 | 90.31% |
| Not found out | 638 | 7.42% |
| Hungarian | 285 | 3.31% |
| Total | 8593 |
In year 2021 was 8593 people by ethnicity 7761 as Slovak, 638 as Not found out, 285 as Hungarian, 53 as Czech, 19 as Russian, 18 as Other, 15 as Romani, 8 as Ukrainian, 6 as Rusyn, 5 as Polish, 4 as Jewish, 4 as Chinese, 4 as Romanian, 3 as Serbian, 3 as German, 2 as Canadian, 2 as Croatian, 2 as Albanian, 1 as Italian, 1 as Austrian, 1 as French and 1 as Bulgarian.
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
edit| Religion | Number | Fraction |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church | 6060 | 70.52% |
| None | 1594 | 18.55% |
| Not found out | 629 | 7.32% |
| Total | 8593 |
In year 2021 was 8593 people by religion 6060 from Roman Catholic Church, 1594 from None, 629 from Not found out, 82 from Evangelical Church, 43 from Ad hoc movements, 33 from Greek Catholic Church, 28 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 28 from Other, 18 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 16 from Calvinist Church, 16 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 11 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 11 from Apostolic Church, 8 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 6 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 5 from Buddhism, 2 from Old Catholic Church, 2 from Baptists Church and 1 from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The town had Hungarian majority in the 17th century according to the Turkish tax census.[11]
According to the 2001 census, the town had 9,493 inhabitants. 93.32% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 4.69% Hungarians, 0.78% Roma and 0.55% Czechs.[12] The religious make-up was 88.41% Roman Catholics, 8.53% people with no religious affiliation and 0.62% Lutherans.[12]
Fidvár archaeological site
editOne of the largest urban agglomerations of the Bronze Age in Europe was found at Fidvár near Vráble.[13][14] The area of 20 hectares makes it larger than the contemporary Mycenae and Troy. The settlement was inhabited by about 1,000 people and buildings were built around streets. Three ditches strengthened the fortifications. The site is also the northernmost known tell in Central Europe dating from the Early Bronze Age. It was an important centre for the exploitation of nearby gold and tin deposits.[15] The settlement is attributed to the Únětice culture and Mad'arovce culture.[16]
Twin towns — sister cities
edit- Andouillé, France
- Csurgó, Hungary
- Nova Varoš, Serbia
References
edit- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Branislav, Varsik (1994). "Osídlenie Novohradu a Ipeľskej kotliny vo svetle miestnych názvov". Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi) (in Slovak). Veda. p. 112. ISBN 80-224-0175-7.
- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ Károly Kocsis, Eszter Kocsisné Hodosi, Ethnic Geography of the Hungarian Minorities in the Carpathian Basin, Simon Publications LLC, 1998, p. 46 [1]
- ^ a b "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- ^ "Vráble sú unikátom Starého kontinentu".
- ^ "The significant Vrable-Fidvar site". Comenius University Bratislava.
- ^ "Fidvár near Vráble - Archaeological Investigations at a Central Place of the Early Bronze Age on the Fringes of the Western Carpathians in Slovakia 2007-08". Universität Würzburg.
- ^ Toth, Peter; Gresky, Julia (2012). "The rise and decline of the Early Bronze Age settlement Fidvár near Vráble, Slovakia". In Kneisel, J. (ed.). Collapse or Continuity? Environment and development of Bronze Age human landscapes. Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH. pp. 111–129.
- ^ "Partnerské mestá". vrable.sk (in Slovak). Vráble. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
External links
edit- Official website (in Slovak)