Tolna, Hungary

Tolna
Town
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Tolna is located in Hungary
Tolna
Tolna
Location of Tolna, Hungary
Coordinates: 46°25′25″N 18°47′25″E / 46.42363°N 18.79025°E / 46.42363; 18.79025
Country Hungary
CountyTolna
DistrictTolna (district)
Area
 • Total
71.08 km2 (27.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
11,518
 • Density162.0/km2 (419.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7130
Area code(+36) 74
Websitewww.tolna.hu

Tolna (German: Tolnau; Latin: Alta Ripa) is a town in Tolna County, Hungary. It lies about 10 kilometres (6 miles) north of Szekszárd and 135 kilometres (84 miles) south of Budapest.

History

The area around Tolna was already settled in Roman times, when the Romans likely built a border fort here called Alta Ripa, which was later eroded by the Danube in the post-Roman era. During the reign of the Árpád dynasty in Hungary, the settlement was called Thelena and was later renamed Tolna.

Twin towns – sister cities

Tolna is twinned with:[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Testvérvárosok". tolna.hu (in Hungarian). Tolna. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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