Bugac
| Bugac | |||
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| Country |
 Hungary | ||
| County | Bács-Kiskun | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 131.11 km2 (50.62 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 3,006 | ||
| • Density | 22.96/km2 (59.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 6114 | ||
| Area code(s) | 76 | ||
Bugac is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
It covers an area of 131.11 km2 (51 sq mi) and has a population of 2889 people (2010).
The surrounding area, Bugac puszta is the largest of seven disjoint units making up the Kiskunság National Park. Furthermore in 2010 an international festival called Kurultáj was held in Bugac.
History
Bugac was founded by the local government of Kecskemet leaded by Kada Elek in 1909, because originally it belonged to Kecskemét in the 19th century.
About the countryside
Bugac is the part of the big Great Plain, and unlikely the plain, Bugac has a different feature from plains. By the work of the wind several square kilometers of sand hills covers the surface making unique landscape around the village. There are different high hills from 10 meters to 50 meters as well. By the time the hills are moving depending on the amounts of windy weather, because the sand is poor soil for plants to grow, in this case the sand is always flowing with the wind. During the seventeenth century Maria Theresia decided to stop sand winds by afforestation thus Bugac surrounded by forests which covers sand hills around the countryside. This unique land form makes differences between the Hortobágy. Bugac is the part of the Kiskunsagi National Park Kiskunsagi Nemzeti Park which is the second national park of Hungary founded in 1975, after founding the Hortobágy National Park in 1973.
Tanya
The most special achievement of civilization in the Great Plain of Hungary is the 'tanya'. Tanya is an extremely small "village", mostly it is contain only one house and one family. It is looks like the American farms, but in the culture and the history of tanya is quiet different. Tanya is the part of the Hungarian culture and the history a well. And why? Here is the explanation. During the middle age Hungary was occupied by the Ottoman empire and this part of Hungary was under the authority of Ottoman Empire for around 150 years. That was the last occupation in history which affect our daily life. It last from 1526 to 1699. The Great Plain depopulated during this period. After the emancipation the people started to move to the depopulated areas. The agricultural workers moving into the countryside starting with founding a tanya. A tanya is economic unit with field, meadow, cattle, swine, pigs, horses etc. in it. The traditional difference between the farm and the tanya is the thing that the people who lives in the tanya always has a house in the city too, where they spend them time during the winter. So, the Hungarian farmers not just farmers, they are citizens too, just only in the winter time. By globalization and specialization the tanya is disappearing from the Hungarian Great Plain.
Bugac still can provide living tanya for the future, because several families working in the agricultural in this form. The horse farm development is primarily due to foreign tourists because of the incredible interest shown towards traditional Hungarian lifestyle. Nowadays a great popularity and are getting used to the privately owned farms and state farms. Lovastanya is a vital part of the inn and catering for different kind of riding, and presentation programs. Some farms also have accommodation facilities, most modern and wellness department and extra services are also equipped.
Monastery of Bugac
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Coordinates: 46°41′N 19°41′E / 46.683°N 19.683°E