Kolontár
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Veszprém | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Devecser | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Devecser | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 5 ' N , 17 ° 28' E | ||||
| Area : | 21.72 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 746 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 34 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 88 | ||||
| Postal code : | 8468 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 30182 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2020) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Zoltán Horváth (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth Lajos u. 24 8468 Kolontár |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Kolontár is a Hungarian community in the county Devecser in the Veszprém County . It is located between the towns of Devecser and Ajka , on the Torna River .
history
The place was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1210, it was heavily depopulated during the Mongol invasions and rebuilt by German colonists.
On October 4, 2010, a serious industrial accident , the so-called Kolontár dam breach, occurred in the aluminum works of MAL AG (Magyar Aluminum) located in the city of Ajka . 600,000 to 700,000 cubic meters of corrosive, heavy metal-containing red mud leaked from the landfill basin about 1 km from Kolontár and flooded about 800 hectares of land, including most of Kolontár, some waist-high. Ten people were killed in the accident and 150 injured.
Attractions
- Memorial to the victims of the red mud disaster ( A vörösiszap-katasztrófa áldozatainak emlékére ), erected in 2011
- Magyarok Nagyasszonya Roman Catholic Church , built in 1772 (Baroque), expanded in 1933
- Szentháromság column, created in 1911
View of Kolontár
Roman Catholic Magyarok Nagyasszonya Church
Szentháromság column
traffic
The road no. 7339 runs through Kolontár. The village is located on the railway line from Székesfehérvár to Szombathely , but passenger traffic at the Kolontár stop was discontinued in 2012.
Web links
- Official website (Hungarian)
- Kolontár dam breach in Hungary - red mud from an aluminum plant
- After a chemical accident in Hungary. Life in the stinking red broth. (ARD from October 8, 2010) ( Memento from October 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Toxic sludge accident in Hungary. Sadness and anger in Kolontar. (ARD from October 8, 2010) ( Memento from October 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kiket választottak polgármesterré Veszprém megye települé sein? VEOL, October 15, 2019, accessed February 29, 2020 (Hungarian).
- ↑ According to new estimates from Friday ... 600,000 to 700,000 cubic meters (Der Standard, online edition of Oct. 9, 2010)
- ↑ Official website of the Hungarian government on the Kolontar dam breach ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ... Sad interim result: Eight dead (Der Standard, online edition of October 12, 2010)
