Solt
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Solt is a town in Bács-Kiskun
county, Hungary
. Near Solt there is a high-power medium wave transmitter
.
. 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.
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.
, 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 castle
s 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.
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 business
es.
In the 1970s Transmitter Solt
, a 2000 kW medium-wave broadcasting station, was built.
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, 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...
. Near Solt there is a high-power medium wave transmitter
Transmitter Solt
The Transmitter Solt is a transmission facility for 540 kHz MW near Solt, Hungary. It is designed for an output power of 2000 kilowatt and is therefore one of the most powerful broadcasting towers in the world...
.
Early Solt
The region has been populated since the Stone AgeStone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
. The results of diggings brought up Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
coins, weapons, and bodies. The road from the province of Pannonia
Pannonia
Pannonia was an ancient province of the Roman Empire bounded north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia....
to Dacia
Dacia
In ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
cut through Solt. The first written documents mentioning Solt date back to 1145. Solt was under the jurisdiction of the bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Kalocsa
Kalocsa
Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 88 miles south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.Kalocsa is the Episcopal see...
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 HungaryBéla IV of Hungary
Béla IV , King of Hungary and of Croatia , duke of Styria 1254–58. One of the most famous kings of Hungary, he distinguished himself through his policy of strengthening of the royal power following the example of his grandfather Bela III, and by the rebuilding Hungary after the catastrophe of the...
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
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
. The keys melted and were never found again. Since then they are only seen in the seal
Seal (device)
A seal can be a figure impressed in wax, clay, or some other medium, or embossed on paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document ; but the term can also mean the device for making such impressions, being essentially a mould with the mirror image of the design carved in sunken- relief or...
of the town.
Middle Ages
When Hungary was occupied by the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, Solt lost much of its population. The town is mentioned many times during the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs; Francis II Rákóczi
Francis II Rákóczi
Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...
kept his army in the region.
In the second half of the 18th century, the North Hungarian nobility
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
has purchased the town and the surrounding area. The castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
s of Baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
Révay
Révay
The Révay Family was a Hungarian noble family, who owned estates in Turóc county, the Kingdom of Hungary until the early 20th century. Their property included i.a...
, Graf Berchtold
Berchtold
Berchtold is a German given name, from berht "bright" and wald "rule". The name comes into fashion in the German High Middle Ages, from about the 11th century...
, Graf Nemes
Nemes
The nemes was the striped headcloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. It covered the whole crown and back of the head and nape of the neck and had two large flaps which hung down behind the ears and in front of both shoulders. It was sometimes combined with the double crown, as it is on the...
, Graf Vécsey, Graf Benyovszky, Graf Czebrián, Graf Pongrácz, and the Graf
Graf
Graf is a historical German noble title equal in rank to a count or a British earl...
Teleki
Teleki
Teleki is the name of a Hungarian noble family. It means "from Maros-Telek " or "allotments."* Teleki family ** Mihály Teleki , chancellor of Transylvania...
family were built in the 19th century.
During the Revolution of 1848 Solt was an important camp of the Hungarian soldiers.
20th Century
HungaryHungary
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...
lost both world wars which caused death and destruction in Solt. Afterwards, the country was occupied by the Soviet army and communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
spread quickly. Finally, after 1989, Hungary regained her independence and Solt started to rise again. The town is now home to many independent business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
es.
In the 1970s Transmitter Solt
Transmitter Solt
The Transmitter Solt is a transmission facility for 540 kHz MW near Solt, Hungary. It is designed for an output power of 2000 kilowatt and is therefore one of the most powerful broadcasting towers in the world...
, a 2000 kW medium-wave broadcasting station, was built.
External links
- Official site in Hungarian