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Csátalja

village in Hungary

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ875541 ↗
Source-derived summary

Csátalja (German: Tschatali, Croatian: Čatalija) is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 81.8 km2 (32 sq mi) and had a population of 1437 people as of 2015.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Csátalja” as village in Hungary. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Csátalja, village and Hungary.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1437, 2015—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Csátalja, village and Hungary providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Csátalja”, the useful work is to connect “village in Hungary” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q875541. VIAF identifies the subject as 249380911. Authority coordinates are 46.036, 18.943. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1437 and 2015.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Csátalja”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Csátalja primary sources, Csátalja archive and Csátalja research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Csátalja”?
  2. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Csátalja” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.