Csávoly (german: Tschawal,
Croatian: ''Čavolj'',
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Чавољ) is a village in
Bács-Kiskun county,
Hungary
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. It is about far away from
Baja.
History
Csávoly's history can be traced back to 1198. The village - under the name of ''Chayol-Thayal'' - had many proprietors since 1374. According to
Turkish tax
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, or n ...
listings, Csávoly had 22 houses in 1580. After this time, the village was destroyed and founded again several times. The town was reborn in 1734. The first
church
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Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* C ...
was constructed in 1740. Between 1782 and 1784, on the suggestion of the
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
of
Kalocsa
Kalocsa (; hr, Kaloča or ''Kalača''; sr, Kaloča or Калоча; german: Kollotschau) is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the ...
, 424
Germans
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settled the village from
Soroksár and
Hajós.
1947 was a major turning point in the village's history. According to the
Potsdam Decree, 553
Germans
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were replaced with Hungarians from
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
(the Germans were deported to Germany).
Demographics
Csávoly still remains a multiethnic village (with a
Hungarian majority). Existing minorities include:
*
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
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*
Bunjevci
Bunjevci ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Bunjevci, Буњевци, ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevac, Буњевац, sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevka, Буњевка) are a South Slavic sub-ethnic group living ...
Csávoly has 2,104 residents.
Buildings and structures
* 165 metres tall guyed mast used for FM-/TV-broadcasting
External links
Csávoly's entire history in HungarianCsávoly Public LibraryMap of Csávoly
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Populated places in Bács-Kiskun County
Places in Bačka
Hungarian German communities