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Horváth István: Testvérközségek egyesítése (Tata-Tóváros, 1853-1938) - Union of two settlements (Tata-Tóváros, 1853-1938)

TESTVÉRKÖZSÉGEK EGYESÍTÉSE (TATA-TÓ'VÁROS, 1853-1938) UNION OF TWO SETTLEMENTS (TATA-TOVAROS, 1853-1938) ISTVÁN HORVÁTI! Tata and Tóváros — two settlements, which had merged centuries before, but had been functioning as separate administrative units — united in 1938 into what is now known as Tata. The idea of uniting the two towns arose as early as in the middle of the 19th century as part of the rationalizing aspirations of the so-called Bach regime; they were united under the name "Tatatóváros"for the period between 1853 and 1859. Following the fall of the Bach regime, however, Tata and Tóváros became separated again. Until the first world war the idea of their union came up several times, but it was never realized. The Esterházy manor, which had great influence on the life of the two settlements, consistently opposed to the union, since it threatened with the decrease of their potency. The magistrates of the settlements did not support the merge either; mainly because of the different economic-social-cultural character of the two settlements. It was this opposition from the part of the magistrates arid local representatives that prevented the union in the 1920s. In the 1930s however, the county authorities - with the support of the government - realized the union in spite of the will of the manor and some of the representatives. Zoltán Magyary, public administration expert, born in Tata, and István Reviczky, head of the district, both played a significant part in the process. Due to their pursuits the two settlements eventually united into one under the name "Tatatóváros" on 1 July 1938, and in the following year the Home Secretary finalized the name of the united settlement as "Tata". Translated by Dóra Magyarfalvi 127