Abony

Last updated
Abony
035 Abony, Hungary.jpg
Aerial view
Flag of Abony.svg
Coa Hungary Town Abony big.svg
Hungary location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Abony
Location of Abony in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°11′22″N20°00′35″E / 47.18944°N 20.00969°E / 47.18944; 20.00969
Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
County Pest
Subregion Cegléd
Area
[1]
  Total127.97 km2 (49.41 sq mi)
Highest elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2008) [2]
  Total15,681
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2740
Area code +36 53
KSH code 27872 [1]
Website www.abony.hu

Abony (German : Wabing) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

Contents

Geography

Abony is a town in the south-east of Pest County, between the Danube and Tisza rivers. It is 16 km (10 mi) from Cegléd and 85 km (53 mi) from Budapest, at an elevation of 90 to 100 m (300 to 330 ft). The area is on the River Tisza's wide floodplain which approximates 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres). Its rich black soil contains some sand.

Name

The name of the town developed from the diminutive form of the name Aba, which is of Turkic origin. It was attested as Abon in 1466. [3]

History

The Jewish community

Jews lived in the city from the 18th century. The synagogue was established in 1756, [4] and in 1788 the Jewish school was founded. In 1840, 912 Jews lived in the city. In May 1944, a ghetto was established by order of the German army, where the Jews of the city and the surrounding area were concentrated. In June, ghetto Jews were deported in two transports to the Auschwitz extermination camp. [5]

In literature

On 12 June 1847 Sándor Petőfi spent a night in the village pub on his way from Nagyszalonta (where he visited János Arany) to Budapest. It is mentioned it in his Journey letters.

Lajos Abonyi, a writer who lived in Abony, recorded a famous folk-song "In Nagyabony there are only two towers" from Zoltán Kodály's Braggadocio. In the song Nagyabony means this village. There is another Nagyabony in Slovakia, called in Slovak Veľké Blahovo . The song's tune is from Upper Hungary.

Economy

The local economy is mainly based on agriculture: most people are crop farmers, but some grow grapes and fruit.

Landmarks

Mansion in Abony V. Sivo-kuria (6865. szamu muemlek) 4.jpg
Mansion in Abony

Famous people

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Abony is twinned with:

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sándor Petőfi</span> Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary

Sándor Petőfi was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered Hungary's national poet, and was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He is the author of the Nemzeti dal, which is said to have inspired the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary that grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire. It is most likely that he died in the Battle of Segesvár, one of the last battles of the war.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Budapest Honvéd FC</span> Sports club in Hungary

Budapest Honvéd Football Club, commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. Honvéd means the Homeland Defence. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Esztergom</span> City with county rights in Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary

Esztergom is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, 46 kilometres northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there. Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th until the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pápa</span> Town in Veszprém County, Hungary

Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 28,549 inhabitants (2024), it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sárospatak</span> Town in Northern Hungary, Hungary

Sárospatak is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, northern Hungary. It lies 70 kilometres northeast from Miskolc, in the Bodrog river valley. The town, often called simply Patak, is a cultural centre, a historical town and a popular tourist destination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of the Jews in Hungary</span> Ethnic group

The history of the Jews in Hungary dates back to at least the Kingdom of Hungary, with some records even predating the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in 895 CE by over 600 years. Written sources prove that Jewish communities lived in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary and it is even assumed that several sections of the heterogeneous Hungarian tribes practiced Judaism. Jewish officials served the king during the early 13th century reign of Andrew II. From the second part of the 13th century, the general religious tolerance decreased and Hungary's policies became similar to the treatment of the Jewish population in Western Europe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franz Liszt Academy of Music</span> Concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary

The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875. It is home to the Liszt Collection, which features several valuable books and manuscripts donated by Franz Liszt upon his death, and the AVISO studio, a collaboration between the governments of Hungary and Japan to provide sound recording equipment and training for students. The Franz Liszt Academy of Music was founded by Franz Liszt himself.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lajosmizse</span> Town in Bács-Kiskun, Hungary

Lajosmizse is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It is located at the end of a railway line from Budapest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Csorna</span> Town in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary

Csorna is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. Csorna is located near the Fertő-Hanság National Park. There are two districts in the town: the Földsziget and the Csatárimajor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kisvárda</span> Town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary

Kisvárda is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary near the border of Slovakia and Ukraine. It is the 3rd largest town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg after Nyíregyháza and Mátészalka with a population of 16 669 people. The Subregion of Kisvárda lies between two large landscapes, the Nyírség and the Rétköz. Kisvárda is just 22 km (14 mi) from the border of Ukraine, 30 km (18.6 mi) from Slovakia, 43.9 km (27.3 mi) from Nyíregyháza, 50 km (31 mi) from Ungvár (Uzhorod), 52.1 km (32.4 mi) from Beregszász (Berehove), 52.9 km (32.9 mi) from Sátoraljaújhely and 80 km (50 mi) from Dorolţ, Romania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ödön Lechner</span> Hungarian architect

Ödön Lechner was a Hungarian architect, one of the prime representatives of the Hungarian Szecesszió style, which was related to Art Nouveau in the rest of Europe, including the Vienna Secession. He is famous for decorating his buildings with Zsolnay tile patterns inspired by old Magyar and Turkic folk art, which are combined with modern materials such as iron.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bonyhád</span> Town in Tolna, Hungary

Bonyhád is a town in Tolna County in Southwestern Hungary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kistarcsa</span> Town in Pest, Hungary

Kistarcsa is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">László Endre</span>

László Endre was a Hungarian right-wing politician and collaborator with the Nazis during the Second World War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Csokonai Theatre</span> Theatre in Debrecen, Hungary

The Csokonai Theatre is the oldest and largest theatre in Debrecen, Hungary. It was named after one of the first Hungarian Modern Age playwrights, Mihály Csokonai, who lived and created many of his works in Debrecen. The building was designed by Antal Szkalnitzky with Moorish styled ornamentations, the theatre opened on Kossuth Lajos utca in 1865, with Róza Laborfalvi as Gertrude in a performance of József Katona's 1819 play Bánk bán.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ELTE Faculty of Law</span>

The Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University was founded in 1667 and it is located in Egyetem tér in Belváros-Lipótváros, Budapest, Hungary.

References

  1. 1 2 Abony at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. Abony at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008;
  3. Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN   963-05-2277-2.
  4. Abonys synagogue
  5. The Jewish Community of Abony in The Muzeum of The Jewish People