We pray for the people in Ajka and all, who are affected by the disaster.
History
Today's Ajka was created on January 1, 1960 by the unification of four villages (Ajka, Bódé, Tósok and Tósokberénd.) In the following decades four additional villages (Csékút, Bakonygyepes, Padragkút and Ajkarendek) were annexed to the town.Around 1000 BCE the area was inhabited by Celts. By the 2nd century CE the territory was conquered by the Romans. The Hungarians occupied the area in the early 900s.
The village Ajka was named after the Ajka clan, which, in turn, got its name after its ancestor, a knight named Heiko who was a member of the retinue of Gisela, Princess of Bavaria, wife of King St. Stephen in the early 11th century. The village itself was first mentioned in 1214 when it was already about a hundred years old.
The village developed slowly during the next few centuries. Real prosperity came only in the second half of the 19th century when coal resources were found nearby. In the 1930s vast bauxite resources were found too. In 1937 the first krypton factory of the world was built near Ajka.
During the industrialization wave of the Socialist era Ajka was a natural choice to build a new industrial town. The new town – like several other industrial cities and towns – came into existence with the unification of several villages. At the time of the unification it had 15.375 residents.
The political changes of 1989/90 affected the industry of the area, but Ajka quickly recovered and is now a prospering town.
Tourist sights
- Roman Catholic Church of Tósokberénd (late baroque, 1807-1808)
- Roman Catholic Church of Ajka (late baroque, 1788)
- Reformed Church of Ajka (late baroque, 1783)
- Evangelical Church of Ajka (late baroque, 1786-89)
- House of the Steward (manor house, 18-19th centuries)
- Museum of Mining (industrial heritage site)
- Glass Factory
Twin towns
Ajka is twinned to these towns:- Cristuru Secuiesc (Romania)
- Rovaniemi (Finland)
- Unna (Germany)
- Weiz (Austria)
External links
- Official site (Hungarian only)
- Aerialphotgraphs of Ajka
Herum 1000 BCE der Bereich wurde vorbei bewohnt Celts. Durch das 2. Jahrhundert CER wurde die Gegend durch erobert Romans. Die Ungarn besetzten den Bereich im frühen 900s.
Das Dorf Ajka wurde nach dem Ajka Clan, der der Reihe nach seinen Namen nach seinem Vorfahr erhielt, ein Ritter genannt, der Heiko genannt wurde, deren ein Mitglied retinue war Gisela, Prinzessin von Bayern, Frau des Königs Str. Stephen im frühen 11. Jahrhundert. Das Dorf selbst wurde zuerst innen erwähnt 1214 als es bereits ungefähr hundert Jahre alt war.
God bless you!
Mother Eliora,
M.S. OHR
ORDER OF THE HOLY ROSE,
A Catholic order in the Angl.-Catholic tradition
in affiliation with Bishop Ralph Napierski in union
with the RCC
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