Tatatovaros

Tata
Coat of arms
Tata Location of Tata in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°39′09″N 18°19′26″E / 47.6526°N 18.3238°E / 47.6526; 18.3238Coordinates: 47°39′09″N 18°19′26″E / 47.6526°N 18.3238°E / 47.6526; 18.3238
Country	Hungary
County	Komárom-Esztergom
Government
• Mayor	József Michl (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
• Total	78.17 km2 (30.18 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	23,613
• Density	309/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	2890
Area code(s)	34

Tata (German: Totis), (Latin: Dotis) is a town in Komárom-Esztergom county, northwestern Hungary, 9 km (6 mi) northwest of the county town Tatabánya.

Tata is located in the valley between the Gerecse Mountains and Vértes Mountains, some 70 km (43 mi) from Budapest, the Hungarian capital city. By virtue of its location, it is a railway and road junction. Motorway M1 (E60, E75) from Vienna to Budapest passes through the outer city limits, and the railway line Budapest–Vienna goes through the city.

According to the 2001 census, the town has 23,937 inhabitants: 93.3% Hungarians, 1.6% Germans, 0.6% Roma, 0.2% Slovaks and 6.5% other.

The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times; archaeological findings date back to 50,000 BCE. Later it was a Roman settlement.

The first known mention of Tata is from 1221. Its castle was built by the Lackfi family and had its prime under Matthias Corvinus, who had it rebuilt in a Renaissance style.

In 1526 when the disastrous battle with the Turks happened and Louis II died in the battlefield, Count György Cseszneky was the castellan of the Castle Tata. The plundering Ottoman army ransacked the area, but Cseszneky successfully defended the castle.

During the Ottoman occupation, the castle of Tata was an important fortress. It was captured in 1543 by the Turks. During this period the castle had many different owners until it was burned down by the Habsburgs in retaliation for the Rákóczi's War of Independence.

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