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[[Image:BacsKiskunCounty.gif|thumb|right|300px|Location of [[Bács-Kiskun]]
county in [[Hungary]]]]
'''Solt''' is a town in [[Bács-Kiskun]] county, [[Hungary]]. Near Solt there is a high-power [[Transmitter Solt|medium wave transmitter]].
== History ==
=== Early Solt ===
The region has been populated since the [[Stone Age]]. The results of diggings brought up [[Ancient Rome|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 [[Cuman tribe]]s. 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 (device)|seal]] of the town.
[[Image:Solt légifotó.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Aerialphotography: Solt - palace]]
=== 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 [[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 [[The Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas|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 [[business]]es.
In the 1970ies [[Transmitter Solt]], a 2000 kW medium-wave broadcasting station, was built.
== Geography ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.solt.hu/indf.html Official site] in Hungarian
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