Solt

Solt
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Solt
Coordinates: 46°48′04″N 19°00′15″E / 46.80103°N 19.00416°E / 46.80103; 19.00416
Country	Hungary
County	Bács-Kiskun
Area
• Total	132.67 km2 (51.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	6,721
• Density	53.99/km2 (139.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6320
Area code(s)	78
Website	www.solt.hu

Solt (Croatian: Šolta)^[1] is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. Near Solt there is a high-power medium wave transmitter.

History

Early Solt

The region has been populated since the Stone Age. The results of diggings brought up Roman coins, weapons, and bodies. The road from the province of Pannonia to Dacia cut through Solt. The first written documents mentioning Solt date back to 1145. Solt was under the jurisdiction of the bishop of Kalocsa from the 11th until the 13th century.

Local legend

There is a local legend about the establishment of Solt. It is called the Legend of the Golden Key. According to the legend, Béla IV of Hungary gave two golden keys to the town of Solt for hiding him from the invading Mongolian tribes. The keys were hidden on top of the local Presbyterian church which was hit by lightning. The keys melted and were never found again. Since then they are only seen in the seal of the town.

Middle Ages

When Hungary was occupied by the Ottoman Empire, Solt lost much of its population. The town is mentioned many times during the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs; Francis II Rákóczi kept his army in the region.

In the second half of the 18th century, the North Hungarian nobility has purchased the town and the surrounding area. The castles of Baron Révay, Graf Berchtold, Graf Nemes, Graf Vécsey, Graf Benyovszky, Graf Czebrián, Graf Pongrácz, and the Graf Teleki family were built in the 19th century.

During the Revolution of 1848 Solt was an important camp of the Hungarian soldiers.

20th Century

Hungary lost both world wars which caused death and destruction in Solt. Afterwards, the country was occupied by the Soviet army and communism spread quickly. Finally, after 1989, Hungary regained her independence and Solt started to rise again. The town is now home to many independent businesses.

In the 1970s Transmitter Solt, a 2000 kW medium-wave broadcasting station, was built.

Geography

References

External links

• Official site in Hungarian

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Coordinates: 46°48′N 19°01′E / 46.800°N 19.017°E / 46.800; 19.017