The former village of Komló became a planned mining city during the [[People's Republic of Hungary|socialist era]]. It was the second biggest mining centre in Hungary after [[Tatabánya]].
==== History ====
The area was inhabited by the [[Romans]], the ruins of 2nd-century Roman villas were discovered during the laying of foundations for new buildings in the area (Mecsekjánosi, Körtvélyes). The existence of the once small village is first mentioned in a charter from 1256 as 'villa Compleov', then part of the estates of the Pécsvárad Benedictine abbey. The small settlements that are part of Komló today were already inhabited during the [[Árpád]] Age (Mánfa, Budafa, Jánosi, Mecsekfalu and Kisbattyán).
The settlementKomló was not deserted during the Turkish rule, however the population was very scant. After 1945, Komló was among those settlements whose expansion into a city was a somewhat forced affair directed by political decisions. A determining factor of its development was the role in coal mining. After more than 100 years of operation mining in the area ceased on 1st January 2000.
