Tatatóváros but only for a short while; one year later, it was named Tata again. During World War II, Tata was captured by Soviet troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front on 19 March 1945 during the course of the Vienna Offensive. Tata was granted town status in 1954. Main sights Castle next to the Öreg-tó (Old Lake) The Esterházy Palace Heroes' Square with World War I monument and synagogue Kossuth Square with town hall The parish church of Tata The Capuchin church Calvary Hill Lookout tower Water mills Belfry The English Park False ruins Fényes Bath Turkish Mescid Notable people Móric Fischer de Farkasházy (1799–1880), porcelain-manufacturer, one of the founders of the Herend Porcelain manufactory in 1839 Csilla Földi (born 1968), retired weightlifter Lívia Járóka (born 1974), politician (Fidesz), first Romani woman to be elected to the European Parliament Dávid Korányi, political adviser Dóra Lőwy (born 1977), former team handball player and Olympic medalist Joci Pápai (born 1981), singer, representative for Hungary at Eurovision in and Zsófia Tóth (born 1989), triathlete Slavko Wolf (1862–1936), Croatian lawyer, chess player and writer. Zoltan Bathory (Born 1978), founder and rhythm guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch. Twin towns – sister cities Tata is twinned with: Alkmaar, Netherlands (1985) Gerlingen, Germany (1987) Dammarie-lès-Lys, France (1993) Arenzano, Italy (1994) Svodín, Slovakia (1997) Montebelluna, Italy (2000) Sovata, Romania (2002) Pińczów, Poland (2004) Bystřice, Czech Republic Kanjiža, Serbia References Notes Neal Bedford and Lisa Dunford. Lonely Planet, 2009, p. 159-162. External links in Hungarian Tata photo gallery Tata at funiq.hu Populated places in Komárom-Esztergom County Hungarian German communities