Dombóvár

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Dombóvár
Dombóvár coat of arms
Dombóvár (Hungary)
Dombóvár
Dombóvár
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Transdanubia
County : Tolna
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Dombóvár
District since 1.1.2013 : Dombóvár
Coordinates : 46 ° 23 '  N , 18 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 22 '50 "  N , 18 ° 7' 52"  E
Area : 78.48  km²
Residents : 19,703 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 251 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 74
Postal code : 7200
KSH kódja: 07685
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Community type : city
Mayor : Szilárd Pintér (FIDESZ -KDNP)
Postal address : Szent István tér 1
7200 Dombóvár
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Dombóvár [ ˈdomboːvaːr ] (German: Dombowa ) is located in southern Hungary in Tolna County between the Danube , Drava and Lake Balaton . Today the city has almost 20,000 inhabitants (as of 2011).

The Gunaras spa is part of Dombóvár, and its medicinal water is particularly suitable for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, but also for skin and respiratory diseases. Dombóvár was once surrounded by Swabian villages. After the Second World War and the expulsion of most of the Hungarian Germans , many members of this population group who still remained in Hungary settled in the city.

history

Already in Roman times the place was known under the name Pons Sociorum Mansuectina . However, at that time it was only a bridge over the Kapos River, which served as a military fortification for a nearby village (Alsóhetény) .

The castle was built between the 16th and 17th centuries. The circular earth wall, which extends around a central elevation, is almost intact and still shows the remains of the artificial fortress today.

For a long time it was owned by the Dombó family , who also gave the city its name. Sebestyén Tinódi , an important representative of his time , stayed there between 1535 and 1539 . The poet and lute player wrote the work "Jason and Medea" (Jáson és Medea) during his stay .

From 1913 to 1914 Gyula Illyés , a contemporary writer and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences , attended the grammar school in Dombóvár.

In 1970 the castle became the property of the city.

traffic

Dombóvár is the central station of the (approx. 225 km long) line Bátaszék - Zákány, which was built as the Danube-Drava Railway or Bátaszék-Dombóvár-Zákány Railway and its (about 115 km long) western section, Zákány - Dombóvár (with the stations Zákány, Csurgó, Nagy, Alad, Szobb, Document, Jákó, Kiskorpád, Kaposvár, Baté, Dombóvár), was opened to the public on August 14, 1872. Today Dombóvár is one of the largest railway junctions in the region with connections to Kaposvár , Pécs and Budapest without changing trains .

Attractions

Aerial view
  • The island forest (Szigeterdő) is a flower-rich city park with old oaks. There is also the so-called Statue Park, where the statues of the ministers of the revolutionary government of Hungary from 1848 can be viewed. The monumental composition was created by János Horvay and is the only work of art in the country that depicts the members of the revolutionary government. In 1959 Horvay found refuge in the city himself. There is also a residential tower in the island forest, which houses a permanent ceramic exhibition by the Majoros couple.
  • The Gunaras thermal baths has been modernized in recent years. The indoor area, which is open all year round, offers various types of therapies, a sauna, steam cabins, a swimming pool and three thermal pools. The outdoor area is open from May to October and consists of an adventure pool, swimming pool, diving pool, children's pool and five slides. There is also a fish pond, a concrete play area, beach volleyball and a soccer field.
Group of statues in Szigeterdő
  • The Local History Museum (Dombóvári Helytörténeti Múzeum) at Szabadság út 16 . The collection is located in a listed building, the former residence of the secretaries. Part of the interior architecture from the 19th century can also be seen. In addition to the archaeological, local historical and ethnographic exhibition, there is a project entitled “How should we preserve Kossuth's memory?” The museum also has a functioning hand-operated printing press, a brick collection and handicraft tools. In the garden there is an originally manufactured traditional oven ( búbos kemence ; the name is derived from the hump-like shape).
Local history museum
  • In the István Fekete Museum in Dália utca , objects and manuscripts of the writer can be viewed.
  • In 2006, the Gyula-Illyés-Gymnasium was considered one of the best schools in the country. Many famous people went to school there, e. B. the already mentioned Gyula Illyés, or Ferenc Pataki, a well-known mental arithmetic artist, and Jenő Buzánszky , member of the Golden Elf .
  • The baroque Catholic church on János Arany Square (Arany János tér)
  • The science showroom (Természettudományi Bemutatóterem)
  • The Tüske fish ponds have a high stock of fish and are available for sports anglers.
  • Synagogue built in the 19th century

sons and daughters of the town

Town twinning

Dombóvár is connected with the following twin cities:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Volkswirthschaftliche Zeitung. [...] (Danube-Draubahn.) The Fatherland, August 26, 1872 [1]
  2. ↑ Dombóvár testvérvárosai. City of Dombóvár, accessed June 30, 2018 (Hungarian).

Web links

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