Gajary | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Gajary in the Bratislava Region | |
Coordinates: 48°27′58″N 16°55′26″E / 48.46611°N 16.92389°E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Bratislava |
District | Malacky |
First mentioned | 1337 |
Area | |
• Total | 50.83[2] km2 (19.63[2] sq mi) |
Elevation | 150[3] m (490[3] ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,145[1] |
Postal code | 900 61[3] |
Area code | +421 34[3] |
Car plate | MA |
Website | www.gajary.sk |
Gajary (German: Gayring; Hungarian: Gajar) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia close to the town of Malacky in the Bratislava region. It lies around 40 km (25 statute miles) north-west of Slovakia's capital Bratislava close to the Austrian border. The village has around 3500 inhabitants.
The village is an important archaeological site: findings from the Neolithic period, Eneolithic period, Bronze Age, early Slavic period (several Slavic settlements) have been excavated there.