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Tótkomlós

Tótkomlós (Slovak: Slovenský Komlóš) is a town in Békés County, Hungary.

Tótkomlós
Slovenský Komlóš
View from the Protestant church tower
Tótkomlós
Coordinates: 46°25′01″N 20°43′59″E / 46.417°N 20.733°E / 46.417; 20.733
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
DistrictOrosháza
Area
 • Total125.05 km2 (48.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total5,780
 • Density46.22/km2 (119.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5940
Area code(+36) 68
Websitewww.totkomlos.hu

Name edit

Komlós means "(place) with hops" in Hungarian, while prefix Tót is the word for Slovaks in old Hungarian. Hops also can be found in the coat of arms of the town.

Geography edit

Tótkomlós is located in the Great Hungarian Plain 225 kilometres (140 miles) southeast from Budapest. Mezőtúr-Orosháza-Mezőhegyes railway line crosses the town.[1]

History edit

The Medieval village was ruined due to the Ottoman wars, native Hungarian population fled from the area. It was rebuilt after 1715 with Slovak settlers. Hungarians became the majority after the Czechoslovak-Hungarian population exchange.[2]

People edit

  • János Jankó (1833–1896), Hungarian painter
  • Pál Závada (1954), Hungarian writer
  • Gyurkovics Zsuzsa (1929), Hungarian actress

International relations edit

Twin towns — Sister cities edit

Tótkomlós is twinned with:

References edit

  1. ^ Magyarország autóatlasz, Dimap-Szarvas, Budapest, 2004, ISBN 963-03-7576-1
  2. ^ Károly Kocsis (DSc, University of Miskolc) – Zsolt Bottlik (PhD, Budapest University) – Patrik Tátrai: Etnikai térfolyamatok a Kárpát-medence határon túli régióiban, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) – Földrajtudományi Kutatóintézet (Academy of Geographical Studies); Budapest; 2006.; ISBN 963-9545-10-4, CD Atlas

External links edit

  • Official website in Hungarian and Slovak


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