Dombóvár (German: Dombowa; Latin: Iowia) is a town in Tolna County, Hungary.

Archeologic excavations showed, that the Dombóvár area has been continuously populated since the Stone Age.

[1] During the Roman rule over Pannonia around 8 AD it was known as Pons Sociorum Mansuectina (Kapos River Crossing) because of bridge, that was built there.

After the Roman withdrawal from the area, it was popuated by the Slavs, who named the settlement after oak trees (dobov(o) in proto-Slavic).

On April 1 , 1970 the Hungarian government officially elevated Dombóvár to the status of a town.