Kocs
Kocs | ||||
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State : | Hungary | |||
Region : | Central Transdanubia | |||
County : | Komárom-Esztergom | |||
Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Tata | |||
Coordinates : | 47 ° 36 ' N , 18 ° 13' E | |||
Area : | 58.32 km² | |||
Residents : | 2,594 (Jan 1, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 44 inhabitants per km² | |||
Telephone code : | (+36) 34 | |||
Postal code : | 2898 | |||
KSH kódja: | 02510 | |||
Structure and administration (status: 2014) | ||||
Community type : | local community | |||
Mayoress : | Jánosné Bódis (independent) | |||
Postal address : | Komáromi út 5 2898 Kocs |
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(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) |
Kocs [ ˈkotʃ ] is a municipality with about 2,600 inhabitants in the small area of Tata in Komárom-Esztergom County in northern Hungary . The first settlement in the area of today's Koc dates from the Bronze Age , the place was first mentioned in a document in 1237.
In the early modern era, Kocs was famous for the manufacture of spring-loaded coaches, an invention that has been forgotten since Roman times. The term carriage is derived from the Hungarian kocsi , which means "from Kocs".
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Town twinning
- Moča (Dunamocs) , Slovakia
- Modrany (Madar) , Slovakia
- Montebelluna , Italy