a glassworks and later a glass factory on the quartz sand in the area. A 'resettlement' housing estate was built for the future workers of the factories ( Tokod-Üveggyár). In 1992, Tokodaltáró left the municipality. Origin of the name According to tradition, the settlement was named after a warrior named Tokod. Public Life Mayors 1990–1994: László Csipke (independent) 1994–1998: József Soós (independent) 1998–2002: Mihály Pánczél (independent) 2002–2006: Mihály Pánczél (independent) 2006–2010: Mihály Pánczél (independent) 2010–2014: Tivadar Tóth (independent) 2014–2019: Tivadar Tóth (independent) From 2019: László Bánhidi (independent) Population In the 2011 census, 85.4% of the population declared themselves as Hungarian, 1% as Gypsy, 1.1% as German, 0.2% as Romanian (14.5% did not declare; due to dual identities, the total may be higher than 100%). The religious breakdown was as follows: Roman Catholic 42%, Reformed 4.7%, Evangelical 0.4%, Greek Catholic 0.2%, non-denominational 18.8% (32.9% did not declare). Sport The most popular sport in the town is association football. The town had one professional club, Tokodi Üveggyári SC, which played at the top level of the Hungarian football, in the 1940-41 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Some professional athletes also lived in the village like Bálint Korpási, Erik Torba and Adolf Bazsó. References External links in Hungarian Street map (Hungarian) Populated places in Komárom-Esztergom County