Dombóvár

Dombóvár (German: Dombowa; Latin: Iowia) is a town in Tolna County, Hungary.

Dombóvár
Town
Aerial view of Dombóvár
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tolna county in Hungary
Dombóvár Location of Dombóvár
Coordinates: 46.38196°N 18.14217°E / 46.38196; 18.14217
Country	Hungary
County	Tolna
District	Dombóvár
Area
• Total	78.48 km2 (30.30 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	17,041 (1 Jan. 2,024)
• Density	263.18/km2 (681.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7200
Area code	(+36) 74
Website	www.dombovar.hu

Dombóvár ( German :Dombowa) is a town in Tolna County , the seat of Dombóvár District . It is the third largest settlement in Tolna County , the county seat, after Szekszárd and Paks .

Archeologic excavations showed, that the Dombóvár area has been continuously populated since the Stone Age.^[1] During the Roman rule over Pannonia around 8 AD it was known as Pons Sociorum Mansuectina (Kapos River Crossing) because of bridge, that was built there. After the Roman withdrawal from the area, it was populated by the Slavs, who named the settlement after oak trees (dobov(o) in proto-Slavic).^[2]

In 1715, the settlement was granted market town status. After 1871, with the reorganization of the public administration and the establishment of civil administration, the market town status was permanently abolished, and Dombóvár officially became a large village, although the locals kept referring to it as a town. On April 1 , 1970 the Hungarian government officially elevated Dombóvár to the status of a town.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Dombóvár is twinned with:^[3]

• Kernen im Remstal, Germany
• Ogulin, Croatia
• Vir, Croatia
• Höganäs, Sweden

Notable people

• Ján Golian (1906–1945), Slovak Brigadier General and one of the most important figures of the Slovak National Uprising
• Zoltán Tildy, Jr. (1917–1994), photographer

Gallery

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  Dombóvár in 1935
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  Students in Dombóvár, 1975
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  Dombóvár's railway station, 1973