Country Hungary Local time Tuesday 6:32 AM | Elevation 115 m | |
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Szőny was a town in Hungary. Since 1977, it has been part of the city of Komárom.
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History
The Roman legion Legio I Adiutrix was based here from 86 AD to the mid-5th century and took part in several Parthian wars.
The town was known as Brigetio to the Romans, and was the site of the death of Roman Emperor Valentinian I An important Roman military diploma was found in the town in the early twentieth century - it is now in the British Museum's collection. Later during the Middle Ages the town was called Camarum. The town has one of the earliest records of conjoined twins - Helen and Judith.
During the Oil Campaign of World War II, the Szőny oil refinery was a strategic bombing target.
References
Szőny Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA