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Tata
Tata (Hungary)
Tata
Tata
Location of Tata, Hungary
Coordinates: 47°23′N 18°11′E / 47.38, 18.18
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
County Komárom-Esztergom
Area
 - Total 78. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Hungary is subdivided administratively into 20 regions which are the 19 counties ( megyék, singular megye) and the capital city ( főváros) Komárom-Esztergom is the name of an administrative county ( Comitatus or megye in northern Hungary, on the border with Slovakia. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 17 km² (30. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 24,123
 - Density 309/km² (800. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2890
Area code(s) 34

Tata (Latin: Dotis) is a town in north-western Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom county, 9 km (6 mi) northwest from county seat Tatabánya. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Komárom-Esztergom is the name of an administrative county ( Comitatus or megye in northern Hungary, on the border with Slovakia. Tatabánya is a city of 70636 inhabitants in north-western Hungary, in the Northern Transdanubian region

Belfry, one of the city's symbols
Belfry, one of the city's symbols

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Location

Tata is located in the valley between the Gerecse and Vértes Mountains, some 70 km (43 mi) from the capital. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, By the virtue of its location, the city is a railway and road junction. Motorway M1 (E60, E75) from Vienna to Budapest passes through the outer city limits, the railway line Budapest–Vienna go through the city. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political,

Demographics

According to the 2001 census the town has 23,937 inhabitants: 93. 3% Hungarians, 1. 6% Germans, 0. 6% Roma, 0. 2% Slovakians and 6. 5% other.

History

The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times; archaeological findings date back to 50,000 BCE. Later it was a Roman settlement. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC

Tata was first mentioned in 1221. Its castle was built under Louis I and had its prime under Matthias I, who had it rebuilt in Renaissance style. Louis I the Great (I (Nagy Lajos Ludwik Węgierski Serbian: Lajoš I/Лајош I Croatian: Ludovik I Czech: Ludvík I Matthias Corvinus ( Matthias the Just; February 23 1443 &ndash April 6 1490) was King of Hungary and The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere

In 1526 when the disastrous battle with the Turks happened and Louis II died in the battlefield, Baron György Cseszneky was the chatelain of the Castle Tata. Louis II may refer to Louis II Holy Roman Emperor (825–875 Louis the German (804–876 king of East Francia Baron György Cseszneky was a Hungarian aristocrat in 16th century In the struggle for the throne of Hungary between Voivode John Zapolya and Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg, he supported Ferdinand's claim. This article is about the János Szapolyai For his son see John Zápolya II. Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor ( Alcalá de Henares (near Madrid) Kingdom of Castile (now Spain) 10 March 1503 &ndash However, when Zápolya's commander Gáspár Ráskai laid siege to the Castle of Tata, György unwillingly yielded to the superior force and handed the castle over.

During the Ottoman occupation the castle of Tata was an important fortress. The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe are also sometimes referred to as the Ottoman Wars or as Turkish Wars, particularly in older European It was captured in 1529 and had lots of different owners in the next decades until it was burnt down by the Habsburgs in retaliation for the Rákóczi revolution.

In 1727 Count József Esterházy bought Tata and the surrounding villages. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The town prospered, in 1765 it already had a secondary school. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes

According to the article of the Pallas Lexicon about Tata in 1851 the town was a "pretty and developing village in the Tata district of Komárom comitatus; 895 buildings, 6925 mostly Hungarian residents (3633 Roman Catholics, 2518 Lutherans and 673 Israelites), centre of the district, with secondary school, railway station, post office. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Tata and the adjoining village Tóváros (4257 residents) are built around a large lake, Tata on the hillside, Tóváros on the plain. Between them there is the Esterházy mansion and an old castle with archive and gallery incl. a painting of Leonardo da Vinci. The theatre was built in 1889. The mansion is surrounded by the beautiful English garden (140 hectares). "

Fort in Tata. East side.
Fort in Tata. East side.
Esterhazy palace
Esterhazy palace
Aerialphotography of the fortress
Aerialphotography of the fortress

In 1938 the village Tóváros was annexed to the Tata which was renamed Tatatóváros for a short while; one year later it was named Tata again. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was granted town status in 1954. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)

Main sights

Twin towns

External links

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