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Kecel
Croatian: Kecelj
City/város
Aerial photo of Kecel
Aerial photo of Kecel
Coat of arms of Kecel
Location of Bács-Kiskun County in Hungary
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
Region Southern Transdanubia Region
County Bács-Kiskun County
Subregion Baja
First mentioned 1131
Government
 • mayor Ferenc Haszilló ((FIDESZ-KDNP)
Area
 • Total
114.48 km2 (44.20 sq mi)

Kecel (Croatian: Kecelj) is a town in Bács-Kiskun County, in southern Hungary.

History[]

The first documents mentioning Kecel date back to 1198. Like many other Hungarian towns, Kecel has lost its population during the Turkish Conquest. On April 22, 1734 Gábor Patachich, the bishop of Kalocsa issued papers reestablishing the town of Kecel. At the time, most people made their living by herding. However, the rising population made this extremely hard, so people committed themselves to farming which still remains the main industry in Kecel. In 1802 a number of new buildings were built including: the Roman Catholic church, the Town Hall, the first school, post office, and the police and fire stations. The railroad also reached Kecel.

Demographics[]

As of the census of 2001, there were 9,259 people and 3,600 households.

Twin towns – Sister cities[]

Kecel is twinned with:

  • Germany Schwarzenbruck, Germany (1991)
  • Romania Lupeni, Romania (2009)[1]

References[]



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