Gara, Hungary
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| Country: | Hungary |
| County: | Bács-Kiskun |
| Area: | 59.96 km² |
| Population (2001): - Density: |
2,686 44.8/km² |
| Postal code: | 6522 |
| Area code: | 79 |
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| Home page: | http://gara.dox.hu/ |
Gara is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, near Baja, in Hungary.
[edit] History
Thi village is first mentioned in 1290. The name is coming from the Garai family name. The most commonly accepted theory claims that the Gara word is coming from a Slavic word meaning hill. (The original village took place on a small hill, 4 kilometers far from the current place).
According to Turkish tax listings, the village had 25 houses under the Ottoman rule. The original village was destroyed. After the Kingdom of Hungary regained her lost territories, Gara was reborn. In 1731, the village's population reached 277. In 1734, Germans settled the place. The first school opened in 1755 (by János Bary). In 1895, Gara was connected to the national railroad system. This line was closed in 1971 as the traffic declined (the Treaty of Trianon made this line unnecessary, and after fifty years, the train company decided).
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