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{{Infobox settlement  |settlement_type = [[List of cities and towns of Hungary|Town]] |image_skyline = Solt légifotó.jpg |image_caption = Aerial view |image_shield =Coa Hungary Town Solt.svg |image_flag = Flag of Solt.svg |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{HUN}} |coordinates = {{coord|46.80103|19.00416|region:HU|display=inline}}

|pushpin_map = Hungary |pushpin_label_position =  |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |timezone=[[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset=+1 |timezone_DST=[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+2 |official_name=Solt |subdivision_type1=[[Counties of Hungary|County]] |subdivision_name1=[[Bács-Kiskun County|Bács-Kiskun]] |subdivision_type2=[[Districts of Hungary|District]] |subdivision_name2=[[Kalocsa District|Kalocsa]]| area_total_km2=132.67| population_as_of=2008| population_total=6721|population_footnotes=| population_density_km2=53.99 |postal_code_type=[[Postal codes in Hungary|Postal code]] |postal_code=6320 |area_code_type=[[Telephone numbers in Hungary|Area code]] |area_code=(+36) 78 |website={{URL|http://www.solt.hu/}} }} '''Solt''' (Croatian: ''Šolta'')<ref>{{cite news|date=2007-08-28|title=Prvo mjesto na međunarodnome nogometnom turniru|url=http://www.croatica.hu/fileadmin/glasnik/2007/glasnik35.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721104733/http://www.croatica.hu/fileadmin/glasnik/2007/glasnik35.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-21|work=Hrvatski glasnik br.35/2007|language=hr}}</ref> is a town in [[Bács-Kiskun]] county, [[Hungary]]. Near Solt, there is a high-power [[Transmitter Solt|medium wave transmitter]].

== History == === Early Solt === The region has been populated since the [[Stone Age]]. The results of diggings brought up [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] coins, weapons and bodies. The road from the province of [[Pannonia]] to [[Dacia]] cut through Solt. The first written documents mentioning Solt date back to 1145. Solt was under the jurisdiction of the [[bishop]] of [[Kalocsa]] from the 11th until the 13th century.

=== Local legend === There is a local legend about the establishment of Solt, known as the Legend of the Golden Key. According to the legend, [[Béla IV of Hungary]] gave two golden keys to the town of Solt for hiding him from the invading [[Mongolian tribe]]s. The keys were hidden on top of the local [[Presbyterian]] church which was hit by [[lightning]]. The keys melted and were never found again. Since then, they are only seen in the [[Seal (emblem)|seal]] of the town.

=== Middle Ages === When Hungary was occupied by the [[Ottoman Empire]], Solt lost much of its population. The town is mentioned many times during the Hungarian uprising against the [[Habsburgs]]; [[Francis II Rákóczi]] kept his army in the region.

In the second half of the 18th century, the North Hungarian [[nobility]] purchased the town and the surrounding area. The [[castle]]s of [[Baron]] [[Révay]], [[Graf]] [[Berchtold]], Graf [[Nemes]], Graf [[Vécsey]], Graf [[Benyovszky]], Graf [[Czebrián]], Graf [[Pongrácz]] and the Graf [[Teleki|Teleki family]] were built in the 19th century.

During the [[The Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas|Revolution of 1848]], Solt was an important camp of the Hungarian soldiers.

=== 20th Century === [[Hungary]] lost both [[world wars]] which caused death and destruction in Solt. Afterwards, the country was occupied by the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] army and [[communism]] spread quickly. Finally, after 1989, Hungary regained its independence and Solt started to rise again. The town is now home to many independent [[business]]es.

In 1977, a 2000 kW medium-wave broadcasting station called [[Transmitter Solt]] was built. It is currently the most powerful radio transmitter in Europe.

== Notable residents == * [[Árpád Weisz]] (1896-1944), Hungarian Olympic football player and manager{{cn|date=December 2025}}

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == {{Commons category|Solt}} * {{Official website|http://www.solt.hu/}} in Hungarian

{{DEFAULTSORT:Solt}} [[Category:Populated places in Bács-Kiskun County]] [[Category:Towns in Hungary]]