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Ajka (Veszprem, Hungary)

Ajka Város

by Istv�n Moln�r, 26 Febuary 2001

Overview
1974-1989 Flag
Coat of Arms

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Overview

Ajka is an industrial town in Veszpr�m County in Hungary on the western hills of the Bakony Mountains on the Veszpr�m-Graz road. The town has got 34.520 inhabitants (1990 census), nearly all of them are Hungarians. Two of the Official Ethnic Minorities of Hungary has got ethnic council in the tow: Gipsy and German. Neighbouring settlements are: Devecser town, Kolont�r, Halimba, �cs, Nagyv�zsony, �rk�t, Kisl�d and Magyarpol�ny villages.
By a legend Ajka - which settled to the half-basin widened out of the Little Plain -, is located on the territory, where the giant stumpled over the Soml� Hill striked his lips. (lip in Hungarian 'ajak', 'his lip' in Hungarian 'AJKA')
The first mention of the settlement is from 1214. It was devastated at the time of the Turkish Wars (1552 and 1683). Later resettled with Hungarians. The beginning of coal mining was in the 19th century. Ajka became an industrial settlement. In the 1930s there bauxite found.
In 1910 in the territory of nowadays Ajka were 8 villages in the Devecser district of Veszpr�m County of the Kingdom of Hungary. Number of their inhabitants in 1910: Ajka (2.862, 76% Hungarian, 21% German), Ajkarendek (945, 92% German), Bakonygyepes (318, 70% German, 30% Hungarian), B�d� (609, 98% Hungarian), Cs�k�t (586, 100% Hungarian), Padrag (740, 100% Hungarian), T�sok (570, 100% Hungarian), T�sokber�nd (655, 77% German, 23% Hungarian).
In 1950 T�sok was united with T�sokber�nd. In 1959 B�d� and T�sokber�nd were united with Ajka. On 1st November 1959 Ajka became a town. In 1961 Padrag and Cs�k�t were united as Padragk�t. In 1971 Ajka became the seat of the Devecser district. In 1977 Ajkarendek and Bakonygyepes were united with Ajka and in 1984 Padragk�t was united with Ajka. Partner settlements: Rovaniemi (Finland), Sz�kelykereszt�r (Rumania), Unna (Germany) and Weiz (Austria)
The CoA and the flag were adopted in 1992 by the Resolution No. 24/1992 (IX. 28.). The settlement has got a CoA, a decorated CoA, a flag and a ceremonial flag (flag with gold fringes)
Description of the Coat of Arms (2� of the resolution): Blue standing shield with pointed bottom. In the shield Virgin St. Barbara martyr stands on a green triplicate hill. In her right hand there is a green palm breanch. Before her legs there is a little gold shield, in the shield there are two black hammer. The symbols relate to the mining. Decorated CoA. On the blue shield there is a helmet with white pigeon. This decoration is the same of the decoration of the shield of the formerly Ajka Clan.
Istv�n Moln�r, 12 March 2001

1974-1989 Flag

by Sandor Kiss (HMKS) , 28 August 1999

"The CoA of the town is a dark blue divided shield. In the left side under the red star there are three stripes. The green relates to the forested surroundings, the red relates to the bauxite, the black relates to the coal mines. In the right side three silver chimney-stacks reaching to the high relate to the aluminium industry of the town."
Source: A magyar v�rosok c�merei (CoAs of the Hungarian cities and towns); 1975
Istv�n Moln�r, 17 December 2000

Coat of Arms

Large

by Istv�n Moln�r, 12 March 2001

Small

by Istv�n Moln�r, 12 March 2001