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Dinamically

developing

economy

In 1898, the construction of the Silk Weaving Factory was
started in Tolna. In the factory, owned by the Hungarian

state, production was started in 1900. Fifty kilograms of
silk yarn were made a day. The raw material was provided

by its own Hungarian silk cocoon, because the Bezerédj
family established silkworm breeding in the county. Th e
“Memorial Room” which preserves values of the industrial
history, is located on the premises of the factory. Th e Silk
Cocoon Warehouse is a special sight.
Bonyhád’s internationally renowned enamel factory was
founded and registered in 1909. It earned its fame with
the manufacture of enamel plaques, and won a gold medal
for them at exhibition in 1926. Since 1999, its products

have the Qualified Excellent Product trademark. It is a
prominent national value and a “Tolnaicum”.

The Kölesd-Borjád Pellet Factory is the most prestigious
industrial monument in the county. It was founded be-
cause the industry and the hunters needed large quanti-
ties of shotgun pellets, which were difficult to buy from

abroad.
The construction of the nuclear power plant was started

south of Paks in 1969, and has been generating electric-
ity as the country’s only nuclear power plant connected
to the power grid since 1987. Today, it generates slightly
more than half of the domestic power supply. During its
establishment and operation, the Hungarian expertise

accumulated in the field of nuclear energy is not only in-
ternationally renowned, but also another Tolnaicum. Th e
Information and Visitor Centre began operating in 1995,
and the Museum of Atomic Energy opened its doors to
visitors in 2012. And in 2024, construction work on the
second power plant began.

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