 It was a military weapon used by the cavaliers and the infantry in the old times.It was first mentioned in 1280 as "Turda", later in 1282 as "Tharda", "Thorda", in 1290, 1299 as "Thorda", in 1332-1335 as "Turida", "Torda", later as (Kis-) és (Nagy-) Dárda, Dárda.During the Hungarian administration (13th-16th century), the area was part of the Baranya county.