Kecel
Encyclopedia
Kecel is a town in Bács-Kiskun
county, in southern Hungary
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Croats
in Hungary call this town Kecelj.
. On April 22, 1734 Gábor Patachich, the bishop of Kalocsa
issued papers reestablishing the town of Kecel. At the time, most people made their living by keeping domesticated animal
s. However, the rising population made this extremely hard, so people committed themselves to farming which still remains the main industry
in Kecel. In 1802 a number of new buildings were built including: the Roman Catholic church, the Town Hall, the first school
, post office, and the police and fire stations. The railroad also reached Kecel.
Bács-Kiskun
Bács-Kiskun is a county located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of World War II, merging the pre war Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in the country. The terrain is mostly flat...
county, in southern 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...
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Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
in Hungary call this town Kecelj.
History
The first documents mentioning Kecel date back to 1198. Like many other Hungarian towns, Kecel has lost its population during the Turkish ConquestOttoman wars in Europe
The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe are also sometimes referred to as the Ottoman Wars or as Turkish Wars, particularly in older, European texts.- Rise :...
. On April 22, 1734 Gábor Patachich, the bishop of Kalocsa
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kalocsa–Kecskemét is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary. Since 1993, its official name is Archdiocese of Kalocsa-Kecskemét. The diocese is the metropolitan of the Diocese of Pécs and the Diocese of Szeged-Csanád. The patron...
issued papers reestablishing the town of Kecel. At the time, most people made their living by keeping domesticated animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
s. However, the rising population made this extremely hard, so people committed themselves to farming which still remains the main industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
in Kecel. In 1802 a number of new buildings were built including: the Roman Catholic church, the Town Hall, the first school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
, post office, and the police and fire stations. The railroad also reached Kecel.