Ajka
Ajka [ ɒjkɒ ] ( German Eikau ) is a Hungarian town of about 35,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Ajka is in the Bakony mountain range, north of Lake Balaton and is part of Veszprém. There are coal deposits in the surrounding area; coal mining fossil resins were found, which were named after the city Ajkait.
Economy
1865 Before the Ajka region was dominated by agriculture, crafts and trade. With the commissioning of the first lignite mine in 1865, sat in the city 's industrial development. 1910, the first power station was built Ajkas. A significant economic boost eventually gave the city the operation of the bauxite mine and aluminum plant. Under the socialist planned economy, the factories were nationalized.
The collapse of the socialist systems and the consequent dissolution of the Soviet- Hungarian bauxite agreement fell under the socialist planned economy monostructural aligned Ajka in the economic crisis. In the agricultural sector, most cooperatives went bankrupt after 1989.
Ajka is also known for its glass and crystal production. The label " Ajka Kristaly " comes but only in recent years more and more advantage. So far, the glassmakers worked mainly for other labels, such as WMF, Bohemia Crystal, Marcus Aurelius, or the Finnish Ittalla.
When a chemical spill, the so-called Kolontár - dam failure, in an aluminum factory in October 2010, in which shattered a catch basin, downstream from Ajka about 1 million cubic meters of red mud poured over some 40 km ² of land. Eight people died in the accident, 120 were injured.
Sports
The football club FC Ajka currently plays in the Nemzeti National Championship II, the second league Hungary.
Partnerships
There are twinned with Rovaniemi ( Finland), Unna (North Rhine- Westphalia), Weiz (Styria ) and Cristuru Secuiesc ( Székelykeresztúr, Romania).