Zomba (Hungary)
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Tolna | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Szekszárd | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 25 ' N , 18 ° 34' E | ||||
| Area : | 57.29 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 2,065 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 36 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 74 | ||||
| Postal code : | 7173 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 21625 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Sándor Szűcs (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Fő tér 1 7173 Zomba |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Zomba ( Eng .: Sombach ) is a Hungarian municipality in the Bonyhád district in Tolna County . It is located about twelve kilometers northwest of Szekszárd and has 2,065 inhabitants (as of 2011).
history
A settlement is said to have been here as early as Roman times. In 1015 King Stefan I gave the place to the Pécsvárad Abbey . In the 18th century, Lutheran Protestants expelled from this place founded the town of Orosháza in Békés County .
Town twinning
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Dolné Saliby , Slovakia
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Hanstedt , Germany
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Orosháza , Hungary
Attractions
- Evangelical Church
- Roman Catholic Church Szent István király
traffic
National road 65 runs through Zomba. The nearest train station is in Szekszárd.
Web links
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Zomba in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Isabelle Regényi, Anton Scherer, Günter Junkers: Donauschwäbisches Ortnamebuch for the formerly and partly still German-populated places in Hungary , 1987.