Óbarok

Óbarok and Nagyegyháza villages – until the recent past – never been individual administrative unit. Due to their geographical location and the common past, the population of the villages should be considered together as one entity.

Óbarok
Óbarok is located in Hungary
Óbarok
Óbarok
Location of Óbarok
Coordinates: 47.49100°N 18.57049°E / 47.49100; 18.57049
Country Hungary
CountyFejér
Area
 • Total17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total797
 • Density45.28/km2 (117.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2063
Area code22
MotorwaysM1
Distance from Budapest42.9 km (26.7 mi) East
Websitewww.obarok.hu

Óbarok (Nagyegyháza) is a village in the region Central Transdanubia, situated on the North of Fejér county, 50 km from Székesfehérvár, in Hungary. The village is lying between the Gerecse and Vértes mountains, in the Váli Valley (Váli völgy).

Óbarok was first mentioned in historical records in 1365, while Nagyegyháza (formerly known as Németegyháza) was mentioned later in 1703, despite being treated a more important settlement by historians. Their opinion is supported by a temple ruin from the Árpád Era (between 1000-1300 AD). In the Middle Ages, the two villages were mentioned as "puszta", which is an important unit of the agriculture.

During various attacks by the Turkey and Tartar armies on Hungary the settlements of Óbarok and Nagyegyháza were emptied. However, due to their fortunate geographical location they were populated again and again. After the Turkey army was ousted, the two settlements were developed on their own way. Óbarok was the property of the landed gentry, while Nagyegyháza was populated by the villeins of Batthyány manor.

In the year 2000 the citizens of Óbarok and Nagyegyháza decided that they establish an autonomoush parish, but due to lack of money, the neighbour village of Felcsút also was involved. At the end of 2004, the local authority of Felcsút decided to exits from the Regional Clerk's Office, thus in January, 2005 the common local authority of Óbarok and Nagyegyháza was founded in Óbarok.

47°29′28″N 18°34′14″E


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