Báb, Nitra District
Báb | |
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 Church of Saint Emeric | |
  Báb Location of Báb, Nitra District in the Nitra Region  Báb Location of Báb, Nitra District in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′N 17°52′E / 48.31°N 17.87°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Nitra Region |
| District | Nitra District |
| First mentioned | 1156 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,243 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 951 34[2] |
| Area code | +421 37[2] |
| Car plate | NR |
| Website | www |
Báb is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The village is approximately 99% Slovak.
Facilities
[edit]The village has a public library, a gym, and a football pitch.
Genealogical resources
[edit]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).
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1734-1896 (parish: B)
- Census records 1869 of Báb are not available at the state archive.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
External links
[edit]Media related to Báb, Nitra District at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Bab
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