Tázlár

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Tázlár
Country  Hungary
County Bács-Kiskun
Area
 • Total 7,338 km2 (2,833 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,014
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6236
Area code(s) 78
Location of Bács-Kiskun county in Hungary

Tázlár is a village and municipality in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. It is about 10 km away from its closest neighbor, Soltvadkert.

Geography

History

Tázlár's name was changed to Prónayfalva in 1907, but since 1947 it's called Tázlár again. The village was studied in the 1970s by anthropologist Chris Hann, resulting in a book "Tázlár: A village in Hungary".[1] He has returned there in 2000s studying the further developments The New Property System in Tázlár

Demographics

Ethnicity

As of the census of 2001 there were 2,014 people living in Tázlár. The ethnical background of the town was 95.1% Hungarian, 0.7% Gypsy, 0.2% Slovak, 4.5% other.

Religion

The religious affiliations of the people of Tázlár are:

  • Roman Catholic - 65.9%
  • Presbyterian - 16.1%
  • Lutheran - 6.5%
  • Other Christian - 0.9%
  • Non-Religious - 10.5%
County seat: Kecskemét
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Coordinates: 46°33′N 19°31′E / 46.550°N 19.517°E / 46.550; 19.517

  1. ↑ Hann, Chris 1980. Tázlár: a village in Hungary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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