Tata, Hungary
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  Tata Location of Tata in Hungary | |
| Coordinates:47°39′09″N18°19′26″E/ 47.6526°N 18.3238°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Central Transdanubia |
| County | Komárom-Esztergom |
| District | Tata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | József Michl[2](Fidesz–KDNP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.17 km2(30.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 23,881[1] |
| • Demonym | tatai |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| •Hungarians | 87.5% |
| •Germans | 2.0% |
| •Romanis | 0.7% |
| •Slovaks | 0.3% |
| •Romanians | 0.1% |
| •Greeks | 0.1% |
| Population by religion | |
| •Roman Catholic | 31.5% |
| •Greek Catholic | 0.4% |
| •Calvinists | 13.7% |
| •Lutherans | 1.4% |
| •Jews | 0.1% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| •Non-religious | 21.0% |
| • Unknown | 30.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 2890 |
| Area code | (+36) 34 |
| Motorways | M1 |
| Distance from Budapest | 68.2 km (42.4 mi) East |
| Website | www |
Tata(German:Totis;Latin:Dotis) is a town inKomárom-Esztergom County,northwesternHungary,9 km (6 mi) northwest of the county townTatabánya.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Tata is located in the valley between theGerecse MountainsandVértes Mountains,some 70 km (43 mi) fromBudapest,the Hungarian capital city. By virtue of its location, it is a railway and road junction.Motorway M1(E60, E75) fromViennato Budapest passes through the outer city limits, and the railway line Budapest–Vienna goes through the city.
Climate
[edit]Tata's climate is classified asoceanic climate(KöppenCfb). The annual average temperature is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F), the hottest month in July is 21.4 °C (70.5 °F), and the coldest month is 0.0 °C (32.0 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 589.4 millimetres (23.20 in), of which July is the wettest with 69.6 millimetres (2.74 in), while February is the driest with only 30.6 millimetres (1.20 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −22.7 °C (−8.9 °F) on December 28, 1996 to 39.1 °C (102.4 °F) on August 8, 2013.
| Climate data for Tata, 1991−2020 normals | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.1 (102.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 35.8 (1.41) |
30.6 (1.20) |
35.4 (1.39) |
36.7 (1.44) |
67.8 (2.67) |
62.5 (2.46) |
69.6 (2.74) |
62.4 (2.46) |
54.7 (2.15) |
46.5 (1.83) |
47.0 (1.85) |
40.4 (1.59) |
589.4 (23.20) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 84.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 82.8 | 76.8 | 71.0 | 65.9 | 70.3 | 69.1 | 69.2 | 72.0 | 76.0 | 79.9 | 82.1 | 84.2 | 74.9 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2001 census, the town has 23,937 inhabitants: 93.3% Hungarians, 1.6% Germans, 0.6% Roma, 0.2% Slovaks and 6.5% other.[6]
History
[edit]The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times; archaeological findings date back to 50,000 BCE.[citation needed]Later it was aRomansettlement.[citation needed]
The first known mention of Tata is from 1221.[by whom?]Its name may come from the name ofLombardkingTato.[7]Its castle was built by theLackfi familyand had its prime underMatthias Corvinus,who had it rebuilt in aRenaissancestyle.
In 1526 when the disastrous battle with the Turks happened andLouis IIdied in the battlefield, CountGyörgy Csesznekywas thecastellanof the Castle Tata. The plundering Ottoman army ransacked the area, but Cseszneky successfully defended the castle.
During theOttoman occupation,the castle of Tata was an important fortress. It was captured in 1543 by the Turks. During this period the castle had many different owners until it was burned down by theHabsburgsin retaliation for theRákóczi's War of Independence.[citation needed]
In 1727, Count József Esterházy bought Tata and the surrounding villages. The town prospered, in 1765 it already had asecondary school.
According to the article in thePallas Lexiconabout 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. Tata and the adjoining village Tóváros (4257 residents) are built around a large lake, Tata on the hillside, and Tóváros on the plain. Between them, there are the Esterházy mansion and an old castle with an archive and a gallery which included a painting of Leonardo da Vinci. The theatre was built in 1889. The mansion is surrounded by the English garden (140 hectares)."[8]
In 1938, the village of Tóváros was annexed to Tata. So thus, the city was renamedTatatóvárosbut only for a short while; one year later, it was named Tata again.
DuringWorld War II,Tata was captured bySoviettroops of the2nd Ukrainian Fronton 19 March 1945 during the course of theVienna Offensive.
Tata was granted town status in 1954.
Main sights
[edit]- Castle next to theÖreg-tó(Old Lake)
- The Esterházy Palace
- Heroes' Square with World War I monument and synagogue
- Kossuth Square with town hall
- The parish church of Tata
- The Capuchin church
- Calvary Hill
- Lookout tower
- Water mills
- Belfry
- The English Park
- False ruins
- Fényes Bath
- Turkish Mescid
Notable people
[edit]- Móric Fischer de Farkasházy(1799–1880), porcelain-manufacturer, one of the founders of theHerend Porcelainmanufactory in 1839
- Csilla Földi(born 1968), retired weightlifter
- Lívia Járóka(born 1974), politician (Fidesz), first Romani woman to be elected to theEuropean Parliament
- Dávid Korányi,political adviser
- Dóra Lőwy(born 1977), former team handball player and Olympic medalist
- Joci Pápai(born 1981), singer, representative forHungaryatEurovisionin2017and2019
- Zsófia Tóth(born 1989), triathlete
- Slavko Wolf(1862–1936), Croatian lawyer, chess player and writer.
- Zoltan Bathory(Born 1978), founder and rhythm guitarist ofFive Finger Death Punch.
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]
Alkmaar,Netherlands (1985)
Gerlingen,Germany (1987)
Dammarie-lès-Lys,France (1993)
Arenzano,Italy (1994)
Svodín,Slovakia (1997)- Montebelluna,Italy (2000)
Sovata,Romania (2002)
Pińczów,Poland (2004)
Bystřice,Czech Republic
Kanjiža,Serbia
References
[edit]- ^Tata, KSH
- ^https://tata.hu/varoshaza/onkormanyzat/kepviselo-testulet/polgarmester/
- ^KSH - Tata, 2011
- ^KSH - Tata, 2011
- ^"Tata Climate Normals 1991-2020".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Archived fromthe originalon 2023-09-20.RetrievedSeptember 20,2023.
- ^"4.1.11 Population by ethnicity".
- ^Márki, Sándor (1899).A longobárdok hazánkban[The Langobards in our homeland](PDF)(in Hungarian). Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca): Ajtai Kovách Albert Magyar Polgár Könyvnyomdája. p. 15.
- ^Pallas Lexicon
- ^"Testvérvárosok".tata.hu(in Hungarian). Tata.Retrieved2021-04-07.
Notes
[edit]- Neal Bedford and Lisa Dunford.Lonely Planet, 2009, p. 159-162.
External links
[edit]
- Official websitein Hungarian
- Tata photo gallery
- Tata at funiq.hu
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