Gabčíkovo

Gabčíkovo
Bős
Gabčíkovo Dam
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 / 47.90; 17.58
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava Region
DistrictDunajská Streda District
First mentioned1264
Government
  MayorIván Fenes (SMK-MKP)
Area
  Total
52.40 km2 (20.23 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
5,265
Ethnicity
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
930 05
Area code+421 31
Car plateDS
Websitewww.gabcikovo.sk


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 Czechoslovakian resistance to Nazi occupation.