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Szombathely (; ; also see names) is the 10th largest city in . It is the administrative centre of in the west of the country, located near the border with . Szombathely lies by the streams Perint and Gyöngyös (literally "pearly"), where the (Lower ) mountains meet the Little Hungarian Plain. The oldest city in Hungary, Szombathely is known as the birthplace of Saint Martin of Tours.


Etymology
The name Szombathely is from the Hungarian szombat, "Saturday" and hely, "place", referring to its status as a market town, and the medieval markets held on Saturday every week. Once a year during August they hold a carnival to remember the history of "Savaria".

The name Savaria or Sabaria comes from Sibaris, the Latin name of the river Gyöngyös (German Güns). The root of the word is the Proto-Indo-European word *seu, meaning "wet". The Austrian overflowing of the Gyöngyös/Güns is called Zöbern, most probably a derivation of its Latin name. The city is known in Croatian as Sambotel, in as Sombotel and in as סאמבאטהעלי ( Sombathely).

The name, Steinamanger, means "stone on the green" (Stein am Anger). The name was coined by German settlers who encountered the ruins of the Roman city of Savaria.

The now dated name, Kamenec, also stems from the root 'stone' ( kameň = stone), similar to the German variant.


History

Savaria, the Roman city
Szombathely is the oldest recorded city in . It was founded by the Pliny the Elder, III, 146 in 45 AD under the name of Colonia Claudia Savariensum (Claudius' Colony of Savarians), and it was the capital of the Pannonia Superior province of the . It lay close to the important "" trade route. The city had an imperial residence, a and an amphitheatre. In 2008, remains of a mithraeum were discovered.

Emperor Constantine the Great visited Savaria several times. He ended the persecution of Christians, which previously claimed the lives of many people in the area, including Bishop St. Quirinus and St. Rutilus. The emperor reorganised the colonies and made Savaria the capital of the province . This era was the height of prosperity for Savaria: its population grew, and new buildings were erected, among them theatres and churches. St. Martin of Tours was born here.Gregory of Tours, Historia Francorum, I, 36 During the reign of Emperor , the invaded . Attila's armies occupied Savaria between 441 and 445. The city was destroyed by an in 456.


Savaria/Szombathely in the Middle Ages
The city remained inhabited throughout the . Its city walls were restored, and new buildings were constructed using the stones from the remains of Roman buildings. Much of the Latin population moved away, mostly to , while new settlers, mostly and , arrived.

In the 6th–8th centuries, the city was inhabited by and . In 795, the defeated these peoples and occupied the city. visited the city where St. Martin was born.

King Arnulf of the Franks gave the city to the archbishop of Salzburg in 875. It is likely that the castle was built around this time, using the stones from the Roman baths. Around 900, they were succeeded by , who became the dominant population.

In 1009, Stephen I gave the city to the newly founded Diocese of Győr. The city suffered during the war between King Sámuel Aba and Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, between 1042 and 1044.

Szombathely was destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241–1242 but was rebuilt shortly after. It was granted Free royal town status in 1407. In 1578, it became the capital of Vas comitatus. The city prospered. In 1605 it was occupied by the armies of István Bocskai.


Szombathely in the 16th to 19th centuries
During the Ottoman occupation of Hungary, the Ottomans invaded the area twice, first in 1664, when they were defeated at the nearby town of Szentgotthárd. Nearly twenty years later, they invaded again in 1683, during the Battle of Vienna. The city walls protected Szombathely both times.

A peaceful period followed the retreat of the Turks until Prince Rákóczi's rebellion against the in the early 18th century. During the rebellion, the city residents supported the prince. The city was occupied by Habsburg armies in 1704, freed in November 1705, then occupied alternately by the two armies over the next years. In June 1710, more than 2,000 people died in a , and on May 3, 1716, the city was destroyed by a fire.

After such losses throughout the region, the Habsburg Crown recruited to resettle the depopulated areas, particularly along the . They were valued for their farming abilities. The Crown allowed them to keep their language and religion. As a result, the city had a German majority for a long time. With increased population, the city began to prosper again. With the support of Ferenc , Bishop of Győr, a high school was built in 1772. The Diocese of Szombathely was founded in 1777 by Maria Theresa. The new bishop of Szombathely, János Szily, did much for the city: he had the ruins of the castle demolished and had new buildings constructed, including a cathedral, the episcopal palace complex, and a school (opened in 1793).

In 1809, 's armies occupied the city and held it for 110 days, following a short battle on the main square. In 1813, a claimed many lives. In 1817, two-thirds of the city was destroyed by fire.

During the revolution in 1848–49, Szombathely supported the revolution. There were no battles in the immediate area because the city remained under Habsburg rule. The years after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 brought prosperity. A railway line reached the city in 1865, and in the 1870s Szombathely became a major railway junction. In 1885 the city annexed the nearby villages Ó-Perint and Szentmárton and increased its area.

In the 1890s, when Gyula Éhen was the mayor, the city underwent significant infrastructure development: roads were paved, a sewage system built, and the tram line was built to connect the rail station, the downtown, and the Calvary Church. Private and public interests built the City Casino, the Grand Hotel (Kovács Szálló, later Hotel Savaria), and the area's first orphanage. In forty years, the population quadrupled.

During the mayoralty of Tóbiás Brenner, this prosperity continued. A museum, public bath, monasteries, and several new downtown mansions were built. A school of music and an orchestra were founded.


Szombathely in the 20th and 21st centuries
After the Treaty of Trianon, Hungary lost many of its western territories to Austria. Only from the new state border, Szombathely ceased to be the centre of Western Hungary. Trying to regain the throne of Hungary, Charles IV visited the city, where he was greeted with enthusiasm, but he failed to regain power.

Between the world wars, Szombathely prospered. Many schools were founded, and between 1926 and 1929, the most modern hospital of the Transdanubian region was built.

During World War II, as with many other towns in the region, Szombathely was strategic due to the railway, junction, marshalling yards, local aerodrome, and barracks. The town formed part of the logistical military infrastructure supporting forces. In 1944 and 1945, the town and locality were bombed by day on several occasions by aircraft of the US 15th Air Force; at night, bombing runs were made by aircraft from the Royal Air Force 205 Group. These aircraft operated from bases in Italy.

On 28 March 1945, the 6th SS Panzer and 6th Armies were pushed back by an assault from the east across the Raba River by the 46th and 26th Armies of the USSR and the 3rd Ukrainian Front. Soviet forces took control of Szombathely on 29 March 1945.

After the war the city grew, absorbing many nearby villages ( Gyöngyöshermán, Gyöngyösszőlős, Herény, Kámon, , Szentkirály, and Zarkaháza). The government of Hungary was dominated by the Soviet Union. During the revolution in 1956, the city was occupied by the Soviet army.

In the 1970s, the city was industrialized, and many factories were built. In the 1980s, the city prospered, and several new public buildings were built. These included the County Library, public indoor swimming pools, and a gallery.

In 2006, the refurbishing of the city centre's main square was completed, with financial assistance from European Union funds.

28 June 2014 from the highway is also available in the city, having opened the M86 motorway. opened M86 Motorways Szombathely-Vát


History of Szombathely's Jewish communities
In 1567, Emperor Maximilian II granted the town the privilege of allowing none but Catholics to dwell within its walls. By the 17th and 18th centuries, although the municipal authorities rented shops to Jews, the latter were permitted to remain in the town only during the day, and then only without their families. They lived outside in their own community, known as a . By the beginning of the nineteenth century, only three or four Jewish families lived in the city.

The residents of the shtetl Stein-am-Anger dwelt in the outlying districts (now united into one municipality). They separated in 1830 from the community of (Rohonc), of which they had previously formed a part, and were henceforth known as the community of Szombathely. When the Jews of Hungary were emancipated by the law of 1840, the city allowed them to live there. In the unrest of the revolution of 1848, many Jews were attacked and their places looted; they were threatened with expulsion. The authorities intervened and restored peace. The community quickly developed in the city.

The first Jewish elementary school was founded in 1846, and was organized as a normal school in 1905, with four grades and about 230 pupils. The first was built by the former lord of the town, Duke Batthyányi, who sold it to the Jews. In 1880 the community supported building a large , one of the most beautiful in Hungary. Designed by Ludwig Schöne, it combined and elements.

The founder of the community and its first rabbi was Ludwig Königsberger (d. 1861); he was succeeded in turn by Leopold Rockenstein, ([2]), and Béla Bernstein (called in 1892; [3]). A small , numbering about 60 or 70 members, separated from the main body in 1870. From 1896 to 1898 Pál Jungreis was rabbi of the Orthodox community but his convictions were not tolerated so Márk Benedikt was appointed rabbi. [4] According to the 1910 census, 10.1% of the city's population, or 3125 people, were Jewish by religion. By then they were merchants and professionals, an integral part of the city's culture.

In World War II, during the occupation of Hungary by Nazi Germany, 4228 Jews were deported (July 4–6, 1944) from Szombathely to . The community was essentially destroyed. Since 1975, the former Jewish temple has been adapted for use as a concert hall. A memorial outside commemorates the Jews deported in World War II.


Population

Representation in other media
  • wrote that the character Virág Rudolf, the father of , his Jewish Irish protagonist in Ulysses, was from Szombathely.
  • Savaria appears in as a Roman settlement in


Climate
Szombathely's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) closely bordering on an (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while January is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on February 11, 1929 to on August 8, 2013.


Politics
The current mayor of Szombathely is András Nemény (MSZP).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 21 members (1 Mayor, 14 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:

11 M     
8       
1 Pro Savaria1
List of mayors
List of City Mayors from 1990:

András Wagner SZDSZ1990–1998
Gábor Szabó 1998–2002
György Ipkovich MSZP-SZDSZ2002–2010
Tivadar Puskás -KDNP2010–2019
Nemény András MSZP2019–
Independent


Media

Mediumwave broadcasting station
Near Szombathely, there is since 1955 at a mediumwave broadcasting station operated on 1251 kHz with 25 kW, which uses as antenna two 60 metres tall free-standing radio towers insulated against ground. It is the only mediumwave broadcasting station in Hungary using free-standing self radiating towers.


Sport
Szombathely is home to the basketball team , 2019 champion of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the country's top basketball league. Falco plays its home games at the . Szombathelyi Haladás Football Club are also based in the city.


Notable people
  • Saint Martin of Tours
  • László Almásy, born in Burgenland
  • Adrián Annus
  • József Asbóth, winner of the 1947
  • László Bárdossy
  • Béla Bartók, composer
  • , writer
  • János Brenner, Roman Catholic priest and martyr
  • , jewelry designer
  • Árpád Fazekas, footballer
  • Róbert Fazekas
  • György Garics
  • Péter Halmosi
  • Gábor Király
  • , Olympic Boxer Silver Medal Munich 1972
  • Richárd Rapport, chess grandmaster
  • Paul László
  • , statistician
  • László Magyar, explorer of Africa
  • Dusán Mukics
  • Krisztián Pars
  • Miklós Takács de Saár, silviculturist, politician
  • András Schäfer, footballer
  • Nikolett Szabó
  • Virág Vörös, ski jumper
  • Sándor Weöres


Twin towns – sister cities
Szombathely is with:

==Gallery==


References and notes

Explanatory notes
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