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As Kecskemét was situated at an important trading route, it grew as a customhouse and a market-place ; in 1368 it was identified in one of King Louis I of Hungary's charters as an oppidium ( town ).

The town's active economic life and relatively dense population attracted more traders, craftsmen and residents, including Jews who became an important part of the town.