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Country
  
Hungary

County
  
Pest

Highest elevation
  
100 m (300 ft)

Area
  
128 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:25 PM

Area code
  
53

Region
  
Central Hungary

Subregion
  
Cegléd

Lowest elevation
  
90 m (300 ft)

Population
  
15,681 (2008)

Postal code
  
2740

KSH code
  
27872

Abony

Weather
  
16°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 40% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of Abony, 2740 Hungary

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.

History

  • There are some archaeological finds from the 7th and 8th centuries.
  • The village was part of the shire county of Szolnok in the 13th century.
  • The first known record of the village is in 1450 as Aban.
  • In 1474, Balázs Magyar, his daughter Benigna Magyar and later her husband Pál Kinizsi owned the land.
  • In 1515, István Werbőczy was given the village as a donation.
  • In 1552, it came under Turkish rule, and during the next century it suffered almost complete destruction.
  • At the beginning of 18th century, the village's population was growing, and in 1748 became a small town.
  • On 25 January, 1849, Mór Perczel led the Hungarian troops to win near Abony as part of the Hungarian War of Independence.

    • 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 Slovakia.

    Economy

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

    Landmarks

  • Lajos Abonyi Folk Museum and granary
  • Harkányi Castle
  • Synagogue
  • Roman Catholic church
  • United Reformed Church
  • Talián family mausoleum
  • Family seats: Kostyán, Lavatka, Szapáry, Kisvigyázó (castle), Vigyázó, Ajtay, Sivó, Teszáry

    • Famous people

  • János Varga, (b. 1939 – ), Olympic champion wrestler.
  • Gyula Háy (1900 – 1975), dramatist and poet.
  • Artúr Balogh (1866 – 1951), Hungarian lawyer, university professor, politician, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  • László Endre (1895 - 1951), politician and Nazi collaborator
  • Zoltán Mucsi (b. 1957 - ), actor
  • László Földi (b. 1952 – ), politician
  • Norbert Kállai (b. 1984 – ), footballer

    • Twin towns — sister cities

    Abony is twinned with:

  • Reci (Hungarian Réty), Romania

    • References

    Abony Wikipedia
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