Kolontár

Kolontár
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Kolontár Location of Kolontár
Coordinates: 47°05′04″N 17°28′30″E / 47.084435°N 17.475021°E / 47.084435; 17.475021Coordinates: 47°05′04″N 17°28′30″E / 47.084435°N 17.475021°E / 47.084435; 17.475021
Country	Hungary
County	Veszprém
Area
• Total	21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	845
• Density	38.9/km2 (101/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	8468
Area code(s)	88

Kolontár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkolontaːɾ]) is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.

On 4 October 2010 a 1.5 - 4 meters-high wave of red mud flooded the village from a plant nearby causing nine deaths and several severe chemical burn injuries. Six bodies were found in the mud and other three victims died later in a hospital after the incident. Hundreds of village inhabitants had to evacuate.

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