Solt 5026179 224450031 2008-07-08T22:02:02Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[nl:Solt]] {{Infobox Settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{HUN}} |latd= |latm= |lats= |latNS=N |longd= |longm= |longs= |longEW=E <!--If coordinates are filled in above remove ed notes from "Hungary" in pushpin_map field to display map--> |pushpin_map = <!--Hungary--> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |timezone=[[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset=+1 |timezone_DST=[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+2 | official_name=Solt| picture=Solt| subdivision_type1=[[Counties of Hungary|County]]| subdivision_name1=Bács-Kiskun| area_total_km2=132.67| population_as_of=2001| population_total=7063|population_footnotes=| population_density_km2=53.27||postal_code_type=[[Postal code]]| postal_code=6320| area_code=78| }} [[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 {{Bács-Kiskun}} {{coor title dm|46|48|N|19|01|E|region:HU_type:city}} [[Category:Bács-Kiskun]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bács-Kiskun county]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Hungary]] [[de:Solt]] [[eo:Solt]] [[hu:Solt]] [[nl:Solt]] [[ru:Шольт]] [[sk:Solt]] [[sv:Solt]]