title: Veľký Grob
text: # Veľký Grob
  
  Veľký Grob (Hungarian: Magyargurab) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
  
  ## Names and etymology
  
  In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1335 (Grwb). The name derives from German Graben ("ditch"). An extended historic name Nemecký ("German") Grob (Hungarian: Német-Gurab) dates back to the 16th century. It distinguished the village from Chorvátsky ("Croatian") Grob and Slovenský ("Slovak") Grob.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The municipality lies at an elevation of 130 metres and covers an area of 23.545 km². It has a population of about 1290 people.
  
  