Bakonycsernye is a town of about 3,300 citizens located in the northeastern Bakony Mountains in the Western Danube (Transdanubia) region of Hungary.. It now belongs to Fejer county. The decision to change from Veszprem County to Fejer County occured in early 1956. The region had some historical significance in the past, since a castle, called "Csikling Var",was built around the 1300s, although not much remains of it now. Light signals were used for communciation between castles sent from mountain tops.
The town was settled in the 1720s and 1730s by Slovakians who primarily emigrated from Trencsin and Nyitra counties. Many of of local Hungarians had died during the Turkish wars and people were needed by the wealthy landowners to work the land. The region was well known for its huge agricultural production, primarily wheat, corn and other grains. The Slovak language is now spoken by very few citizens. While the town is recognized by the Hungarian government as having a "minority", and therefore receives recognition and certain rights under the Hungarian Constituion, the Slovak language is dying out. When I visited there in the mid-1970s, many of the older citizens still spoke Slovakian. The Lutheran church used to hold services in Slovakian, also. My own mother had learned the language as a child and can still speak fairly fluently.
From the early 1900s well into the mid 1980s there was a mining industry. The Kisgyon and Balinka (banya) mines provided jobs for many citizens from Bakonycsernye and neighboring towns. It closed in the mid-1980s to early 90s. The town itself is elongated like the letter "Y"lying on its side. The two forked branches open going westward. They are named, "Arany Janos" directed SW to Zirc and "Jozsef Attila" leading NW to Sur.
The main street is "Rakoczi Ferenc" which winds like a snake going north eastward towards Mor and Szekesfehervar. At one turn it is called "Akac" street. Going toward Mor it is "Petofi Sandor" street.
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