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Dunaföldvár is a town in British Museum Collection
/ref> Dunaföldvár boasts a number of historical heritages, the most important of which, after the castle, are its churches and chapels. Dunaföldvár, on the bank of the Danube, was an important settlement at the time of the Hungarian conquest, and experienced its golden age during the 14th and 15th centuries. It was first mentioned in the work of the Turkish chronicler Sinan Chaus, who described the history of the 1543 expedition. However, the castle was destroyed in the autumn of 1686 after it was set ablaze by Turkish troops. In 1703, the legendary Kuruc general, General János Bottyán, occupied the castle, which became famous as the bridgehead of the Transdanubian campaign. The castle was restored at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 1974 monumental restoration was concluded on the building according to the plans of Ferenc Mendele. Besides the castle, the city also boasts numerous churches and chapels. One of the most famous churches, the St. Ilona’s Roman Catholic parish was built in 1725 in Baroque style. It’s tower is 37 meters high and 9.6 meters wide. In 1757 it was struck by lightning, burned down, and 100 years later, in 1858, it became the victim of another devastating fire. It was severely damaged in 1944, but the temple survived, and remains one of the gems of the city. Visitors can also visit the Joseph-Danube Bridge which connects the Transdanubia region to the Great Plain. After two years of construction, the bridge was opened in November, 1930. The Germans bombed the bridge during World War II and it was rebuilt after the war under the supervision of engineer Gustav Faber.
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Populated places in Tolna County Serb communities in Hungary Populated places on the Danube {{Tolna-geo-stub
Tolna County
Tolna ( hu, Tolna megye, ; german: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus or megye) in present Hungary as it was of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the ...
, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. Residents are Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...
, with minority of Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
. A Bronze Age
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gold hoard of jewellery was found between Paks
Paks is a small town in Tolna county, in the south of Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube River, 100 km south of Budapest. Paks as a former agricultural settlement is now the home of the only Hungarian nuclear power plant, which provi ...
and Dunaföldvár on the banks of the Danube
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in the nineteenth century. The treasure is now in the collections of the British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
./ref> Dunaföldvár boasts a number of historical heritages, the most important of which, after the castle, are its churches and chapels. Dunaföldvár, on the bank of the Danube, was an important settlement at the time of the Hungarian conquest, and experienced its golden age during the 14th and 15th centuries. It was first mentioned in the work of the Turkish chronicler Sinan Chaus, who described the history of the 1543 expedition. However, the castle was destroyed in the autumn of 1686 after it was set ablaze by Turkish troops. In 1703, the legendary Kuruc general, General János Bottyán, occupied the castle, which became famous as the bridgehead of the Transdanubian campaign. The castle was restored at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 1974 monumental restoration was concluded on the building according to the plans of Ferenc Mendele. Besides the castle, the city also boasts numerous churches and chapels. One of the most famous churches, the St. Ilona’s Roman Catholic parish was built in 1725 in Baroque style. It’s tower is 37 meters high and 9.6 meters wide. In 1757 it was struck by lightning, burned down, and 100 years later, in 1858, it became the victim of another devastating fire. It was severely damaged in 1944, but the temple survived, and remains one of the gems of the city. Visitors can also visit the Joseph-Danube Bridge which connects the Transdanubia region to the Great Plain. After two years of construction, the bridge was opened in November, 1930. The Germans bombed the bridge during World War II and it was rebuilt after the war under the supervision of engineer Gustav Faber.
Twin towns — sister cities
Dunaföldvár is twinned with: *Weikersheim
Weikersheim is a town in the Main-Tauber district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Town rights were granted to Weikersheim in 1313. As the one of the seats of the House of Hohenlohe, until 1756 Weikersheim's town center was dominated by ...
, Germany
* Ossona
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, Italy
Personalities
* Piroska Oszoli (1919-2017) painter, The Lover of DanubeSee also
*Forró
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for another Bronze Age hoard from Hungary
* Zsujta for a Bronze Age hoard
A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache. This would usually be with the intention of ...
from northern Hungary
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Populated places in Tolna County Serb communities in Hungary Populated places on the Danube {{Tolna-geo-stub