Kozármisleny ( hr, Mišljen; german: Mischlen) is a town in

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. It is south-east of the city of

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History

The history of Kozármisleny is rooted in the early

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, as indicated by archeological findings.

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remains have also been found in the area. The transcontinental military road connecting Sremska Mitrovica-

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led not far from the place. The Avars living here between the 6th and 9th centuries also left some relics behind. Several tombs have been found dating back to the time of the

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. The village got its present form when two smaller settlements, Kiskozár and Misleny, were united in 1928. The name of Kozár was first mentioned in documents in 1332-1335, in the papal

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registers, in the form Kosar. Misleny was first mentioned in a document dating back to 1266, as Myslen. The place played an important role in the development of

. Originally there were two areas, each governed by a castle built in their centers. One of them was Baranyavár, the other Koaszt with its center somewhere between Kozármisleny and Nagykozár. Baranya county developed out of these two areas. Kiskozár was inhabited continuously, even under the Turkish rule. In the 17th and 18th centuries South Slav families settled next to the Hungarian population. Some of them got assimilated, others moved away after some time. Around 1760, German settlers came and by the middle of the last century they were in majority. Misleny was inhabited under the Turkish rule, and in the 17th and 18th centuries its population was partly Hungarian and partly Slav. After the

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(1703–1711), only the

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remained.

Present

Kozármisleny is currently going through a period of growth and development of infrastructure. The town has restaurants, pension lodgings, two

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, two

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and

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shops, two

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, as well as dentists and adult and children doctor's offices. The population has also grown. In the 1970s there were 2000 people living in Kozármisleny, now the population is 5579. The

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declared it a town on 1 July 2007, becoming the 13th town of Baranya County. The town has a

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. The Janikovszky Éva General Community Center came into existence with the unifying of the nursery, the kindergarten, the primary school, and the library. In the town there are two

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es and a Reformed church. The original

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church of the village was consecrated in 1971. Inside this church is a statue of

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. The second Roman Catholic church, built as a part of the convent, belongs to the St Francis of Assisi Sick Nurses. Its construction began in 1993 and was consecrated on 31 March 1997, to St Nicholas of Flü (Klaus Ruder, patron saint of Switzerland). The designs were made by Ottó Vince, an architect living in

. Several local associations and civil organizations work in Kozármisleny. These are active in organizing the town's feasts, competitions and folk dance meetings. The town celebrates its day on 6 September. Awards are given on this day. East of Kozármisleny, there is a medium wave broadcasting station working on 873 kHz with 20 kW using a 133 metres high guyed mast radiator as antenna.

Twin towns – sister cities

Kozármisleny is twinned with: * Kopačevo (Bilje), Croatia *

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, Romania * Orimattila, Finland * Pag, Croatia * Sezze, Italy * Várda, Hungary

Sport

Kozármisleny has a sports hall, an indoor football field with

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, fish pond,

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, and

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. The town's football club is

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, which is currently in the second tier of Hungarian football, NB2. The town is also involved in rhythmic gymnastics,

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, handball and

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References

External links

* in Hungarian
Kozármisleny Infó
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kozarmisleny Populated places in Baranya County Hungarian German communities