Veľký Biel
# Veľký Biel

Veľký Biel (Hungarian: Magyarbél) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.

## Etymology

The name comes from Slavic beľ (bělь): whiteness, "glistening place" - mud, swam (compare i.e. with Old Polish biel or Russian biľ /dialect/). 1294 Beel, 1335 Magyarbel (hu: "Hungarian Bel"), now Veľký Biel. 1323 Minor Beel, 1335 Nemethbel (hu: "German Bel"), now Malý Biel - a part of Veľký Bieľ.

## History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1209.

## Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 131 metres and covers an area of 10.161 km². It has a population of 2303 people.

