Gánt Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gánt
Pushpin Mapsize:275px
Official Name:Gánt
Mapsize:275px
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Fejér
Area Total Km2:58.15
Population Total:849
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:14.6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8082
Area Code:22
Coordinates:47.3897°N 18.3877°W

Gánt is a village in Fejér county, Hungary with approximately 600 inhabitants. The location is known for its history of bauxite mining. The village has history reaching back to many centuries. After the Mongol and Ottoman occupation the area became uninhabited, thus Emperor Joseph II relocated peasants from Austria to work on the agrarian lands. The village kept the German tongue until the end of the Second World War, after which the native German speaking inhabitants were deported to Germany. This event was a great pain for the village and many people still commemorate the event and the victims are regular visitors of the village after the fall of Iron curtain. The village is also part of the blue hiking track in Hungary, so many tourists visit and pass through this small gem in the Vértes mountains.

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