Attala, Hungary Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Attala
Mapsize:275px
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Tolna
Area Total Km2:20.64
Population Total:820
Population As Of:2015
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7252
Area Code:74
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Attala, Hungary
Pushpin Mapsize:275px
Coordinates:46.3776°N 18.0672°W
Website:http://www.attala.hu/

Attala is a village in Tolna County, Hungary.

Etymology

According to the local legends the name comes from the name of the mistress of Sülledvár. Her name could be Atala. She committed blasphemy as the legend says and her castle sank into the ground. There was indeed a castle during the Roman times.

The accepted theory states that the name could came from the person name Attila.[1]

History

According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://somogy.hu/publikaciok/kiraly-lajos-somogyi-helysegnevek-nepi-es.html Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
  2. https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/SOMM_SomAlm_052/?pg=10&layout=s&query=korpád László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)