Tótkomlós


Tótkomlós is a town in Békés County, Hungary.

Name

Komlós means " with hops" in Hungarian, while prefix Tót is the word for Slovaks in old Hungarian. Hops also can be found in the coat of arms of the town.

Geography

Tótkomlós is located in the Great Hungarian Plain southeast from Budapest. Mezőtúr-Orosháza-Mezőhegyes railway line crosses the town.

History

The Medieval village was ruined due to the Ottoman wars, native Hungarian population fled from the area. It was rebuilt after 1715 with Slovak settlers. Hungarians became the majority after the Czechoslovak-Hungarian population exchange.

People

Twin towns — Sister cities

Tótkomlós is twinned with: