Hungarian settlements in North America
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The Hungarian settlements in North America are those settlements, which were founded by Hungarian settlers, immigrants. Some of them still exist, sometimes their names were changed. The first greater Hungarian immigration wave reached North America in the 19th century, the first settlements were established at that time.
- Esterhazy, Saskatchewan – The town was named after Count Paul Oscar Esterhazy (Eszterházy). He was a Hungarian nobleman, who settled down Hungarians in the late 19th century.
- Otthon, Saskatchewan – The name of the settlement means Home.
- New Buda, Iowa – This unincorporated town is now in New Buda Township, Decatur County, Iowa, which wears its name. It was founded by László Újházy. He wanted to collect the Hungarian immigrants of 1848–1849 to one place, where they could build a New Hungary.
- Buda, Illinois, a village, named after the old Hungarian capital
- Buda, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
- Buda, Texas, a city, it isn't known whether the name of the city is a corruption of the Spanish word "viuda" or "widow", or named after the Hungarian capital
- Budapest, Georgia – Named after the capital of Hungary; actually had a Hungarian population, just like the nearby village "Tokaj", which is also named after a Hungarian settlement.
- Budapest, Missouri – Also named after the capital of Hungary.
- Balaton, Minnesota – It was named after the greatest Hungarian lake Balaton.
- Kossuthville, Florida – It was named after Louis Kossuth, and it has Hungarian population.[1]
- Kossuth, Wisconsin - It was named after Louis Kossuth.
- Kossuth County, Iowa
- Kossuth, Mississippi, a village
- Kossuth, Ohio, an unincorporated place in Auglaize County
- Kossuth Colony Historic District, an area in Dayton, Ohio
- Tolna, North Dakota, a town.
Settlements, whose name was changed
- Albany, Louisiana – Albany was founded as Árpádhon ('Árpád's Home') in 1896.
- Kipling, Saskatchewan – This was one of the largest Hungarian settlements in Canada. The original name of the Hungarian district was Békevár ('Peaceburgh').
- Sauk City, Wisconsin – It was founded by Agoston Haraszthy. The original name was Széptáj ('Beautiful place').
- Corning, Ohio – The original name was Kongó ('Tinkler', 'Pealer'), it was established in 1812.[2]
- Malaga, California - originally it was Tokay
