Komló (, , ) is a town in

Baranya county Baranya (, ; German language, German:Croatian language, Croatian:'' Baranjska županija'') is a Counties of Hungary, county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya (region), B ...

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 and ...

. The name of the settlement is derived from the local crop of hops (komló), an ingredient of beer. By the 18th century a depiction of this plant running up a support already featured on the herald of the town. The former village of Komló became a planned mining city during the socialist era. It was the second biggest mining centre in Hungary after Tatabánya.

History

The area was inhabited by the Romans, the ruins of 2nd-century Roman villas were discovered during the laying of foundations for new buildings in the area (Mecsekjánosi, Körtvélyes). The existence of the once village is first mentioned in a charter from 1256 as 'villa Compleov', then part of the estates of the Pécsvárad Abbey. The small settlements that are part of Komló today were already inhabited during the

Árpád Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or '' kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' g ...

Age (Kökönyös (Kwkenyes), Gadány-puszta (Gadan), Keményfalva (Kemefalua), Jánosi (Csépán), Mecsekfalu (Szopok), Kisbattyán (Battyan), Zobákpuszta (Zabaguy) and Sikonda (Sicund)). Komló was not deserted during the Turkish rule, however the population was very scant. After 1945, Komló was among those settlements whose expansion into a city was a somewhat forced affair directed by political decisions. A determining factor of its development was the role in coal mining. After more than 100 years of operation, mining in the area ceased on 1 January 2000.

Sightseeing

The ruin of Gothic medieval chapel is situated (dates from 13-14th) behind the church of Komló. A graveyard surrounded the chapel at one time. Between the towns of

Hosszúhetény Hosszúhetény (, ) is the most populous village in Baranya county, southwest Hungary, a significant centre of village tourism. It is located 18 kilometres northeast to Pécs, the county capital, in a valley between the feet of Zengő, the highest ...

and Komló, the

Takanyó Valley Takanyó Valley is a valley between Hosszúhetény and Komló (Zobákpuszta) at the Northern part of Hármashegy, in the Eastern Mecsek. Mecsek, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian B ...

is present. The Museum of the Local History is settled in the centre of the town (there is an exhibition where one can see the footprints of the

Komlosaurus carbonis ''Komlosaurus'' ("Komlo lizard") is an ichnogenus of Theropoda, theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Baranya County, Baranya, Hungary. The type species, ''Komlosaurus carbonis'', was described by Kordos in 1983. The holotype, type remains ...

). Sikonda is a spa resort that belongs to Komló. Its thermal baths was developed around the slightly radioactive and carbonic acid waters discovered in 1928. In 1995, an earlier ruling was confirmed, recognising the therapeutic effects of the thermal waters.

Demographics

As of 2022, the town is 86.7% Hungarian, 3.3%

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, 2.1%

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, and 1.8% of non-European origin. The population is 23.4%

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, 3.3%

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, and 27.6%

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Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

subtype for this climate is " Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/

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Sport

Komlói Bányász SK Komlói Bányász Sport Klub is a Hungarian football club based in Komló. History Komlói Bányász SK first played in the 1957–58 season of the Hungarian League and finished thirteenth. Name changes *1922: Komló SC *1931–1949: Komlói ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

team

Twin towns – sister cities

Komló is twinned with: *

Beiuș Beiuș (; ) is a municipiu, city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (''Gyalány''). Between the late 18th and very early 20th centu ...

, Romania * Éragny, France * Neckartenzlingen, Germany * Torrice, Italy *

Valpovo Valpovo is a town in Slavonia, Croatia. It is close to the Drava river, northwest of Osijek. As of 2021, the population of Valpovo is 7,406, with a total of 11,563 in the municipality. Name In Hungarian the town is known as ''Valpó'' and in ...

, Croatia

References

External links

* in Hungarian {{DEFAULTSORT:Komlo Populated places in Baranya County Socialist planned cities Planned communities in Hungary Baranya (region) History of Baranya (region)