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A list of settlements in Hungary whose name was changed during the 19-20th century. This list contains only settlements within the present-day borders of Hungary.
Original name
New name
Period
Alsóbodony + Felsőbodony
Kétbodony
1902
Balatonboglár + Balatonlelle
Boglárlelle
between 1979-1991
Bedeg + Magyarkér
Bedegkér
1939
Berektompaháza + Pórládony
Tompaládony
1941
Büdösfa
Rózsafa
1896
Bernece + Baráti
Bernecebaráti
1928
Csernelháza + Damonya
Chernelházadamonya
1925
Csév
Piliscsév
1954
Dautova
Dávod
1905
Dolány
Benczúrfalva
1927
Dunapentele
Dunaújváros
between 1951 and 1961 Sztálinváros
Egyházasszecsőd + Németszecsőd
Magyarszecsőd
1937
Eszterháza
Fertőd
1950
Geresd + Püspöklak
Geresdlak
1968
Görögfalva
Beloiannisz
1952
Gyoma + Endrőd
Gyomaendrőd
1982
Győrszentmárton
Pannonhalma
1965
Hajdúhadház + Téglás
Hadháztéglás
between 1984-1987 Hadháztéglás, 1987-1991 Hajdúhadháztéglás
Harka
Magyarfalva
1947-1990 (original name restored in 1990)
Hercegfalva
Mezőfalva
1951
Hercegszabar
Székelyszabar
1950
Hete + Fejércse
Hetefejércse
1977
Hévízszentandrás + Egregy
Hévíz
1946
Jankovác
Jánoshalma
1904
Karácsonyszállás
Nagykarácsony
1952
Kerca + Szomoróc
Kercaszomor
1942
Kirva
Máriahalom
1936
Kisczell + Nemesdömölk
Celldömölk
1903
Koháryszentlőrinc
Nyárlőrinc
1950
Lesencenémetfalu
Lesencefalu
1940
Magyarújfalu + Németújfalu
Kétújfalu
1940
Mateovics
Mátételke
1904 (medieval name restored)
Merse + Belsővat
Mersevát
1906
Mogyorós
Mogyorósbánya
1907
Németbóly
Bóly
1950
Németegres
Somogyegres
1931
Németmárok
Márok
1950
Németpalkonya
Palkonya
1950
Németzsidány
Kiszsidány
1946
Őrbajánháza + Senyeháza
Bajánsenye
1939
Őrszentmiklós + Vácbottyán
Őrbottyán
1970
Permise + Ritkaháza
Kétvölgy
between 1944-1946 Vashegyalja, 1946-1950 Vashegyalja and Ritkaháza, 1950-1951 Ritkaháza, since 1952 Kétvölgy
Pernyepuszta
Petőfibánya
between 1945-1948 Pernyebánya
Pestszenterzsébet
Pesterzsébet
until 1924 Erzsébetfalva, 1924-1932 Pesterzsébet, 1932-1950 Pestszenterzsébet, 1950-1990 Pesterzsébet
Pestszentimre
Pestimre
between 1950 and 1990, old name restored
Pestszentlőrinc
Pestlőrinc
between 1950 and 1990, old name restored
Promontor
Budafok
1886
Pusztaszentmihály
Rákosszentmihály
1902
Püspökbogád
Bogád
1950
Püspöklele
Maroslele
1950
Püspökmárok
Erdősmárok
1950
Püspöknádasd
Mecseknádasd
1950
Püspökszenterzsébet
Erzsébet
1950
Püspöktamási + Rábamolnári
Püspökmolnári
1948
Rábakisfalud + Talapatka
Máriaújfalu
1934
Rácgörcsöny
Cselegörcsöny
1932 (now part of Görcsönydoboka)
Ráckozár
Egyházaskozár
1934
Rácmecske
Erdősmecske
1934
Rácpetre
Újpetre
1933
Ráctöttös
Töttös
between 1933 and 1950 Hercegtöttös
Riba
Ipolyszög
1906
Sövényháza
Ópusztaszer
1973
Szilasbalhás
Mezőszilas
1942
Szolgaegyháza
Szabadegyháza
1948
Tázlár
Prónayfalva
between 1907-1947, old name restored
Tiszaszederkény
Tiszaújváros
between 1970 and 1991 Leninváros
Tótszentpál
Somogyszentpál
1929
Trázs
Őrhalom
1906
Verőce + Kismaros
Verőcemaros
between 1975 and 1990
Zsidó
Vácegres
1943
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