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In 1686 the allied
Habsburg, Polish and Bavarian army reconquered Buda and terminated the Ottoman rule. In the 18th century the region was slowly rebuilt, and many new settlers (Magyars, Germans, Poles, Slovaks, and Croatians) arrived. Famous baroque castles were built to show the power of the big
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era (16th-17th centuries) the eastern and southern part of
Transdanubia came under Turkish rule. The ever changing border ran along the Transdanubian Mountains and the southern shore of the Lake Balaton. The dangerous border was guarded by frontier-fortresses
641:, later the coronation town of the kings. Transdanubia was also the cradle of the Hungarian higher education. The first college was established in Veszprém, and the first university was established in Pécs in 1367. Other important medieval cities were
694:. The Asian-style Ottoman rule and the constant war had devastating effects: dozens of villages were destroyed, the population was decimated and parts of the region became almost totally deserted. The territories belonging to the
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development. Due to its closeness of
Austria it became again the richest part of the country, and – at least after the public opinion – more "European" and Western-like than any other region of Hungary or most regions of
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rivers, the western border was always identical with the political boundary of
Hungary, therefore it was affected by the territorial changes of the 20th century. Before the
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in 1947. Transdanubia is essentially a
Hungarian geographical concept so these areas ceased to be parts of it when they were annexed by neighbouring countries.
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refers to this region. The terrain is very varied with gentle hills, valleys, basins, mountains and plains. The main geographical formations are the
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factories. On the other hand, some rural regions remained impoverished, especially in
Southern Transdanubia and along the River
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The territory of the region is 38,000 km, and it comprises almost half of the whole territory of
Hungary. In terms of
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was mined and big industrial suburbs were built. One of the most famous plant of
Socialist Hungary, the
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Transdanubia has been one of the most important regions of
Hungary since the 11th century.
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from the beginnings of the 18th century. The boundaries of these counties, established by
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While the northern, eastern and southern borders of the region are clearly marked by the
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that lies west of the Danube. (In the early Middle Ages the latter was known as
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has been the ecclesiastical capital of the country since 1001 until today, and
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was counted as probably the economically most successful Hungarian town.
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became centers of the automobile industry with the establishment of the
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This article deals with Transdanubia in this geographical meaning.
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roughly along the border between Hungary and Austria (west).
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were integral parts of Transdanubia. The three villages of
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territorial unit in the European Union, consisting of
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862:Transdanubia can also refer to the 21st and 22nd
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760:(1949–1989) new industrial cities were built at
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725:In the 19th century Trandanubia underwent a
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1021:Physico-geographical mesoregions of Hungary
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546:Transdanubia has been populated since the
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21:Transdanubian (disambiguation)
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1682:Historical regions in Hungary
894:Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu
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16:Traditional region of Hungary
920:A Concise History of Hungary
846:Lower Pannonian Principality
758:People's Republic of Hungary
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221:River (north and east), the
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532:Districtus Trans-Danubianus
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208:Administrative divisions
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1672:Subdivisions of Hungary
1461:NUTS regions of Hungary
1141:Transdanubian Mountains
1073:Komárom-Esztergom Plain
917:Molnár, Miklós (2001).
851:Danube–Tisza Interfluve
590:it was occupied by the
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1631:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
1030:Little Hungarian Plain
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482:of Transdanubia were
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1606:Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
1571:Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
1537:Western Transdanubia
1527:Southern Great Plain
1517:Northern Great Plain
1512:Central Transdanubia
635:Stephen I of Hungary
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536:Stephen I of Hungary
418:, and thus the term
412:historical geography
361:Western Transdanubia
357:Central Transdanubia
19:For other uses, see
1242:Tolna-Baranya Hills
1219:Transdanubian Hills
1149:Keszthely Mountains
864:districts of Vienna
791:was established in
700:Counter-Reformation
436:Transdanubian Hills
287:Territorial changes
1204:Visegrád Mountains
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677:Early modern times
663:BĂ©la IV of Hungary
624:Kingdom of Hungary
420:Hungarian Pannonia
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351:Transdanubia is a
341:Paris Peace Treaty
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1591:Győr-Moson-Sopron
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1292:Zemplén Mountains
1189:Gerecse Mountains
1131:Villány Mountains
588:Age of Migrations
478:Historically the
313:Treaty of Trianon
242:Komárom-Esztergom
238:Győr-Moson-Sopron
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60:Komárom-Esztergom
56:Győr-Moson-Sopron
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1209:VĂ©rtes Mountains
998:Sopron Mountains
993:KĹ‘szeg Mountains
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1159:Balaton Uplands
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1048:Neusiedl Basin
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735:Central Europe
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1395:
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1384:Szatmár Plain
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1247:Balaton Basin
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1184:Velence Hills
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1154:Tapolca Basin
1152:
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1144:
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1138:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1126:Baranya Hills
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930:9780521667364
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922:
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902:
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874:respectively.
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751:
747:
738:
736:
733:
728:
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721:
717:
713:
709:
703:
701:
697:
696:Royal Hungary
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471:
469:
465:
461:
457:
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445:
442:(part of the
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429:
428:Little Alföld
425:
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175:
174:Prekodunavlje
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167:
166:Transdanubien
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110:Highest point
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50:
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27:
22:
1483:Transdanubia
1482:
1237:Inner Somogy
1232:Outer Somogy
1106:Outer Somogy
1101:Inner Somogy
1083:Transdanubia
1082:
1063:Marcal Basin
919:
912:
901:
889:
875:
755:
741:Modern times
724:
704:
687:
680:
628:
585:
552:Roman Empire
545:
531:
477:
464:Lake Velence
460:Lake Balaton
444:Great Alföld
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1394:Körös-vidék
1364:Heves Plain
1335:Drávamellék
1068:Moson Plain
1008:Balfi Hills
868:Floridsdorf
766:Dunaújváros
692:Nagykanizsa
582:Middle Ages
373:Pest county
295:Regions in
1666:Categories
1359:Pest Plain
1348:Nagykunság
1194:Buda Hills
1179:VĂ©rtesalja
1169:Bakonyalja
1096:Zala Hills
881:References
872:Donaustadt
789:Ikarus Bus
756:Under the
727:capitalist
708:Esterházys
596:Ostrogoths
560:Scarbantia
468:Lake Fertő
438:, and the
347:EU regions
317:Burgenland
190:Zadunajsko
180:Zadunavlje
94:counties,
1414:Tiszántúl
1399:Hortobágy
1374:Bodrogköz
1344:Kiskunság
1282:Mátralába
1259:Mountains
1058:Szigetköz
1003:Vas Hills
988:Alpokalja
805:Esztergom
762:Tatabánya
720:Keszthely
716:Festetics
631:Esztergom
548:Stone Age
516:Esztergom
432:Alpokalja
399:, Hungary
395:Hills in
387:Geography
325:Međimurje
321:Prekmurje
158:‹See Tfd›
149:Hungarian
105:38,000 km
102:Territory
1646:Veszprém
1581:Csongrád
1576:Budapest
1419:Tiszazug
1404:Hajdúság
1379:Tiszahát
1320:Mezőföld
1267:Börzsöny
1116:Völgység
1043:Fertőzug
841:Pannonia
835:See also
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714:and the
643:Veszprém
614:and the
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568:Sopianae
564:Aquincum
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504:Veszprém
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466:and the
440:Mezőföld
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377:Budapest
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1053:Rábaköz
785:uranium
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620:Magyars
586:In the
576:Savaria
572:Gorsium
528:Baranya
512:Komárom
474:History
369:NUTS:HU
333:Jarovce
329:Rusovce
297:Hungary
270:Baranya
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135:Terrain
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1616:Nógrád
1340:Kunság
1330:Sárköz
1325:Sárrét
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1227:Mecsek
1174:SokorĂł
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