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Kiskunhalas is a town in Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary.
[edit] GeographyKiskunhalas is located 130 km (81 mi) south of Budapest. [edit] NameKiskunhalas used to be surrounded by lakes that were rich in fish, Halas in Hungarian, and this gave rise to the town's name. The other part of the name comes from the Hungarian kiskun-, meaning Little Cumania (Hungarian: Kiskunság). Croats in Hungary call this town as Olaš [1]. The Croat name came as shortening of its Hungarian name, as it was easier for Croat speakers to pronounce it that way. [edit] HistoryIts history goes back to the 800s. Kiskunhalas has many archaeological artifacts that are on display in the János Thorma Museum. Since 895, several villages existed in the area. The first written documents mentioning Halas date back to 1347. After 1596 the town lost much of its population. In the 16th and 17th century, Kiskunhalas welcomed the Protestant Reformation. Until 1754 it was the center of the region, but after that it has been declined its rights because of the local people's support for Protestantism. A Roman Catholic church was built in 1770, and a new Presbyterian one in 1823. In 1910 the population reached 25,000. [edit] Gallery
[edit] Education[edit] CultureZsolt Daczi (1969–2007), hard rock guitarist was born here. [edit] SportsThe town is the birthplace of the highest ranked Hungarian tennis player Ágnes Szávay (at one time ranked 20th in the world), who won two WTA titles in 2007. [edit] International relationsMain article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary [edit] Twin towns — Sister citiesKiskunhalas is twinned with:
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[edit] External linksCoordinates: 46°25′55″N 19°29′18″E / 46.43194°N 19.48833°E
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