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Tótkomlós

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Town in Békés, Hungary

Tótkomlós Slovenský Komlóš
Town
View from the Protestant church tower
Flag Coat of arms
Tótkomlós
Coordinates: 46°25′01″N 20°43′59″E / 46.417°N 20.733°E / 46.417; 20.733
Country	Hungary
County	Békés
District	Orosháza
Area
• Total	125.05 km2 (48.28 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	5,780
• Density	46.22/km2 (119.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5940
Area code	(+36) 68
Website	www.totkomlos.hu

Tótkomlós (Slovak: Slovenský Komlóš) is a towninBékés County, Hungary.

Name[edit]

Komlós means "(place) with hops" in Hungarian, while prefix Tót is the word for Slovaks in old Hungarian. Hops also can be found in the coat of arms of the town.

Geography[edit]

Tótkomlós is located in the Great Hungarian Plain 225 kilometres (140 miles) southeast from Budapest. Mezőtúr-Orosháza-Mezőhegyes railway line crosses the town.^[1]

History[edit]

The Medieval village was ruined due to the Ottoman wars, native Hungarian population fled from the area. It was rebuilt after 1715 with Slovak settlers. Hungarians became the majority after the Czechoslovak-Hungarian population exchange.^[2]

People[edit]

• János Jankó (1833–1896), Hungarian painter
• Pál Závada (1954), Hungarian writer
• Gyurkovics Zsuzsa (1929), Hungarian actress

International relations[edit]

Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]

Tótkomlós is twinned with:

• Brețcu, Romania
• Galanta, Slovakia
• Jelšava, Slovakia
• Nădlac, Romania
• Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany
• Nové Zámky, Slovakia
• Zvolen, Slovakia

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External links[edit]

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• Official website in Hungarian and Slovak

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