Előszállás () is a village in

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Name

Előszállás was first mentioned in written sources in a 1537 record as ''Elevzallas'' (and as ''Ellő Szállás'' in 1740, ''Elő-Szállás'' in 1785, and ''Ellö-szálas'' in 1805).''Magyar nyelvjárások'' 23 (1980), p. 66. The name is probably of

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origin; the westernmost settlement of the Cumans was located here. The village was known as ''Neuhof'' in German.

History

Előszállás and the surrounding areas were occupied before the

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, Avar, and Roman artifacts have been found here. At the beginning of the 16th century, the provost of Fehérvár had an estate here. Later it became the property of the Sulyok family (Balázs, István, and György Sulyok). After this it was a property of

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Castle.

References

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Populated places in Fejér County {{Fejer-geo-stub