Dombóvár (; ) is a town in

Tolna County Tolna (, ; ) is an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borde ...

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. Dombóvár ( German :Dombowa) is a town in Tolna County , the seat of Dombóvár District . It is the third largest settlement in Tolna County , the county seat, after Szekszárd and Paks . Archeologic excavations showed, that the Dombóvár area has been continuously populated since the

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. During the Roman rule over

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around 8 AD it was known as Pons Sociorum Mansuectina (Kapos River Crossing) because of bridge, that was built there. After the Roman withdrawal from the area, it was populated by the

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, who named the settlement after

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trees (''dobov(o)'' in

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). In 1715, the settlement was granted market town status. After 1871, with the reorganization of the public administration and the establishment of civil administration, the market town status was permanently abolished, and Dombóvár officially became a large village, although the locals kept referring to it as a town. On April 1 , 1970 the Hungarian government officially elevated Dombóvár to the status of a town.

Twin towns – sister cities

Dombóvár is twinned with: * Kernen im Remstal, Germany *

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Notable people

* Ján Golian (1906–1945), Slovak Brigadier General and one of the most important figures of the

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* Zoltán Tildy, Jr. (1917–1994), photographer

Gallery

File:Hunyadi tér, jobbra a Jókai utca torkolata, háttérben a Járásbíróság épülete. Fortepan 17574.jpg, Dombóvár in 1935 File:Művelődési Ház (egykor Korona Szálló), ifjúsági klubtalálkozó résztvevői. Fortepan 6687.jpg, Students in Dombóvár, 1975 File:Vasútas portré, 1973. Fortepan 9182.jpg, Dombóvár's railway station, 1973

References

External links

* in Hungarian
Street map
Populated places in Tolna County Hungarian German communities {{Tolna-geo-stub