Gabčíkovo
Gabčíkovo
Bős | |
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Gabčíkovo Dam | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: named after Jozef Gabčík | |
Gabčíkovo Location of Gabčíkovo in the Trnava Region Gabčíkovo Location of Gabčíkovo in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′N 17°35′E / 47.90°N 17.58°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trnava Region |
| District | Dunajská Streda District |
| First mentioned | 1264 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iván Fenes (SMK-MKP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.39 km2 (20.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 5,290 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 930 05 |
| Area code | +421 31 |
| Vehicle registration plate (until 2022) | DS |
| Website | www |
Gabčíkovo (Hungarian: Bős, pronounced [ˈbøːʃ]) is a town and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District, in the Trnava Region of southwestern Slovakia. It has 5,232 inhabitants of whom approximately 80% are Hungarians. After the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia, the city was named after Jozef Gabčík, an important figure in the Czechoslovak resistance to Nazi occupation.