Kolontár Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kolontár
Official Name:Kolontár
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Veszprém
Area Total Km2:21.72
Population Total:845
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:38.9
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8468
Area Code:88
Coordinates:47.0844°N 17.475°W

Kolontár (in Hungarian ˈkolontaːr/) is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.

Soil pollution disaster

See main article: Ajka alumina plant accident. On 4 October 2010 a 1.5–4 meter high wave of red mud flooded the village from a plant nearby causing nine deaths and several severe chemical burn injuries. Six bodies were found in the mud and three other victims died later in a hospital after the incident.[1] Hundreds of village inhabitants had to evacuate.[2]

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