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{{Infobox settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement-->
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities and towns of Hungary|Town]]
| official_name      = Komló
| image_shield       = Coat of arms of Komló.svg
| image_flag         = Flag of Komló.svg
| pushpin_map        = Hungary
| pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Komló
| coordinates        = {{coord|46.19119|18.26126|region:HU|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{HUN}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Counties of Hungary|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Baranya County|Baranya]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Districts of Hungary|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Komló District|Komló]]
| area_total_km2     = 46.55
| population_footnotes =
| population_total   = 25881
| population_as_of   = 2009
| population_density_km2 = 578.02
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in Hungary|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 7300
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Hungary|Area code]]
| area_code          = (+36) 72
| website            = {{URL|http://www.komlo.hu/}}
| image_skyline      = Komló városháza.jpg
| image_caption      = Town hall in Komló
}}
'''Komló''' ({{IPAc-hu|k|o|m|l|ó}}, {{langx|de|Kumlau}}, {{langx|hr|Komlov}}) is a town in [[Baranya (county)|Baranya county]], [[Hungary]]. The name of the settlement is derived from the local crop of hops (komló), an ingredient of beer. By the 18th century a depiction of this plant running up a support already featured on the herald of the town.
The former village of Komló became a planned mining city during the [[People's Republic of Hungary|socialist era]].<ref>Tom Chrystal, Beáta Dósa, Walking in Hungary, Cicerone Press Limited, 2003, p. 192 [https://books.google.com/books?id=bfzUJja_m1YC&dq=Koml%C3%B3+town&pg=PA192]</ref> It was the second biggest mining centre in Hungary after [[Tatabánya]].
== History ==
The area was inhabited by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], the ruins of 2nd-century Roman villas were discovered during the laying of foundations for new buildings in the area (Mecsekjánosi, Körtvélyes). The existence of the once village is first mentioned in a charter from 1256 as 'villa Compleov', then part of the estates of the [[Pécsvárad Abbey]].
The small settlements that are part of Komló today were already inhabited during the [[Árpád]] Age (Kökönyös (Kwkenyes), Gadány-puszta (Gadan), Keményfalva (Kemefalua), Jánosi (Csépán), Mecsekfalu (Szopok), Kisbattyán (Battyan), Zobákpuszta (Zabaguy) and Sikonda (Sicund)).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://komlo.ekisterseg.hu/letoltes.php?d_id=4145 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721104516/http://komlo.ekisterseg.hu/letoltes.php?d_id=4145 |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref>
Komló was not deserted during the Turkish rule, however the population was very scant. After 1945, Komló was among those settlements whose expansion into a city was a somewhat forced affair directed by political decisions. A determining factor of its development was the role in coal mining. After more than 100 years of operation mining in the area ceased on 1 January 2000.
== Sightseeing ==
[[File:Ruins of Medieval chapel in Komló.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Remains of medieval chapel in Komló]]
The ruin of Gothic medieval chapel is situated (dates from 13-14th) behind the church of Komló. A graveyard surrounded the chapel at one time. Between the towns of [[Hosszúhetény]] and Komló, the [[Takanyó Valley]] is present. The Museum of the Local History is settled in the centre of the town (there is an exhibition where one can see the footprints of the [[Komlosaurus carbonis]]).
Sikonda is a spa resort that belongs to Komló. Its thermal baths was developed around the slightly radioactive and carbonic acid waters discovered in 1928. In 1995 an earlier ruling was confirmed,<!-- by whom? --> recognising the therapeutic effects of the thermal waters.
== Demographics ==
As of 2022, the town is 86.7% [[Hungarians|Hungarian]], 3.3% [[Romani people|Gypsy]], 2.1% [[Germans of Hungary|German]], and 1.8% of non-European origin. The population is 23.4% [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]], 3.3% [[Reformed Christianity|Reformed]], and 27.6% [[Nondenominational Christianity|nondenominational]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magyarország helységnévtára |url=https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=26408 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.ksh.hu}}</ref>
==Climate==
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.  The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb]]" (Marine West Coast Climate/[[Oceanic climate]]).<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=129411&cityname=Komlo%2C+Baranya%2C+Hungary&units= Climate Summary for Komló]</ref>
==Sport==
* [[Komlói Bányász SK]], [[Association football|football]] team
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}}
Komló is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Testvérvárosok|url=http://www.komlo.hu/komlo-testvervarosok/|website=komlo.hu|publisher=Komló|language=hu|access-date=2021-04-07}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Beiuș]], Romania
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Éragny, Val-d'Oise|Éragny]], France
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Neckartenzlingen]], Germany
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Torrice]], Italy
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Valpovo]], Croatia
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Komló}}
* {{Official website|http://www.komlo.hu/}} in Hungarian
{{Komló District}}
{{Baranya}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Baranya County]]
[[Category:Socialist planned cities]]
[[Category:Planned communities in Hungary]]
[[Category:Baranya (region)]]
[[Category:History of Baranya (region)]]