Budaörs
Encyclopedia
Budaörs is a city in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area
, Hungary
. The town has a large German-speaking minority who call it Wudersch. In Croatian
, it is called Jerša, Erša and Vundeš (names by local Croat minority).
and Csiki hills and the Tétény plateau in the Budaörs-basin.
(1900 to 800 BC). Before the Romans
, the Celt
ic Eraviscus tribe occupied the area for about 100 years. Several villas have been recovered from the Roman times around Kamaraerdő.
Little is known of the early history of the settlement after the Hungarian conquest. The name originates from the name of one of the Kabar tribes that joined the Hungarians.
The first written mention of Örs dates from 1236 when Béla IV, king of Hungary
donated a church together with the St. Martin chapel to the Cistercians. Under the Turkish occupation during Ottoman
rule the area was uninhabited and was resettled by Schwab peasants in the early 18th century by the countess Zsuzsanna Bercsényi.
Since then the town developed rapidly. While at the end of the 18th century only 1143 peasants lived here, in 40 years the number tripled. The World War
s affected the town badly; and after the war it was Budaörs where the Communist government begun forcing ethnic Germans to leave their homes.
, Budaörs has a population of 26,400.
Budapest metropolitan area
The Budapest Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area in Central Hungary. It consists of Budapest capital and the surrounding suburbs. It has a population of 2.525 million...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. The town has a large German-speaking minority who call it Wudersch. In Croatian
Croatian language
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, it is called Jerša, Erša and Vundeš (names by local Croat minority).
Location
The town lies among the BudaBuda
For detailed information see: History of Buda CastleBuda is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian.Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's...
and Csiki hills and the Tétény plateau in the Budaörs-basin.
History
The first settlements of the area date from 3500 BC. Excavations near the Hosszúrét-creek resulted in findings from the Bronze ageBronze Age
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(1900 to 800 BC). Before the Romans
Ancient Rome
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, the Celt
Celt
The Celts were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages.The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture , named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria....
ic Eraviscus tribe occupied the area for about 100 years. Several villas have been recovered from the Roman times around Kamaraerdő.
Little is known of the early history of the settlement after the Hungarian conquest. The name originates from the name of one of the Kabar tribes that joined the Hungarians.
The first written mention of Örs dates from 1236 when Béla IV, king of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
donated a church together with the St. Martin chapel to the Cistercians. Under the Turkish occupation during Ottoman
Ottoman Hungary
History of Ottoman Hungary refers to the history of parts of the Ottoman Empire situated in what today is Hungary, in the period from 1541 to 1699.-History:...
rule the area was uninhabited and was resettled by Schwab peasants in the early 18th century by the countess Zsuzsanna Bercsényi.
Since then the town developed rapidly. While at the end of the 18th century only 1143 peasants lived here, in 40 years the number tripled. The World War
World war
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s affected the town badly; and after the war it was Budaörs where the Communist government begun forcing ethnic Germans to leave their homes.
, Budaörs has a population of 26,400.
Visitor attractions
- Jakob Bleyer Museum of Local History, a museum which chronicles the history of the german settlers in Budaors.
- Roman Catholic Church, a baroque church built between 1801-1810.