Előszállás

Előszállás (German: Neuhof) is a village in Fejér County, Hungary.

Előszállás Neuhof (in German)
Large village
Roman Catholic church
Flag Coat of arms
Előszállás Location of Előszállás
Coordinates: 46.82505°N 18.82656°E / 46.82505; 18.82656
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Transdanubia
County	Fejér
District	Dunaújváros
Area
• Total	39.83 km^2 (15.38 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2015)[1]
• Total	2,276
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2424
Area code	(+36) 25
Website	www.eloszallas.hu

Name

Road sign in Old Hungarian script

Előszállás was first mentioned in written sources in a 1537 record as Elevzallas (and as Ellő Szállás in 1740, Elő-Szállás in 1785, and Ellö-szálas in 1805).[2] The name is probably of Cuman origin; the westernmost settlement of the Cumans was located here. The village was known as Neuhof in German.

History

Előszállás and the surrounding areas were occupied before the Romans. Celtic, Avar, and Roman artifacts have been found here. At the beginning of the 16th century, the provost of Fehérvár had an estate here. Later it became the property of the Sulyok family (Balázs, István, and György Sulyok). After this it was a property of Várpalota Castle.

References

1. "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
2. Magyar nyelvjárások 23 (1980), p. 66.

External links

Media related to Előszállás at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website in Hungarian
• Street map (in Hungarian)