Abony
Encyclopedia
Geography
Abony is a town in the south-east of Pest}}, between the DanubeDanube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
and Tisza
Tisza
The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...
rivers. It is 16 km (10 mi) from Cegléd
Cegléd
Cegléd is a city in Pest county, Hungary, approximately southeast of the Hungarian capital, Budapest.-Name:There are discussions going on about the origin of the name of the town...
and 85 km (52.8 mi) from Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, at an elevation of 90 metre. The area is on the River Tisza's wide floodplain which approximates 13000 hectares (32,123.7 acre). 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 SzolnokSzolnokSzolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. Its location on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries....
in the 13th century. - The first know record of the village is in 1450 as .
- In 1474 Balázs Magyar, his daughter Benigna Magyar and later her husband Pál KinizsiPál KinizsiPál Kinizsi was a Hungarian general, legendary commoner commander in the army of king Matthias Corvinus. He was Comes of Temes since 1484 and Captain General of the Lower Parts of the Kingdom of Hungary...
owned the land. - In 1515 István WerbőczyIstván WerboczyIstván Werbőczy or Stephen Werbőcz was a Hungarian jurist and statesman who first became known as a scholar and theologian of such eminence that he was appointed to accompany the emperor Charles V to Worms, to take up the cudgels against Martin Luther.He began his political career as the deputy of...
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 PerczelMór PerczelSir Mór Perczel de Bonyhád , was a Hungarian landholder, general, and one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.- Life before 1848 :...
led the Hungarian troops to win near Abony as part of the Hungarian War of IndependenceHungarian Revolution of 1848The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas...
.
In literature
On 12 June 1847 Sándor PetőfiSándor Petofi
Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...
spent a night in the village pub on his way from Nagyszalonta
Salonta
Salonta is a city in Bihor County, Transylvania, Romania, near the Hungarian border.-Population:According to the last Romanian census from 2002, the city has a population of 18,074, made up of Hungarians , Romanians , Roma , and others .In terms of religion, 51.12% are Reformed , 36.46% Romanian...
(where he visited János Arany
János Arany
János Arany , was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy, to mention his most famous works.-Biography:He was born in...
) 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
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, called in Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
. 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 CatholicRoman Catholicism in HungaryThe Roman Catholic Church in Hungary is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome....
church - United Reform Church church
- Talián family mausoleumMausoleumA mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
- Family seatFamily seatA seat or family seat is the principal residence of a family. The residence usually denotes the social, economic, political, or historic connection of the family within a given area. Some families took their dynasty name from their family seat , or named their family seat after their own dynasty...
s: Kostyán, Lavatka, Szapáry, Kisvigyázó (castle), Vigyázó, Ajtay, Sivó, Teszáry
Famous people
- János VargaJános VargaJános Varga is a Hungarian wrestler and both Olympic champion and world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...
, (Abony 21 October 1939 – ), Olympic champion wrestler. - Gyula HáyGyula HáyGyula Háy was a Hungarian communist intellectual and playwright.Gyula Háy was born in 1900 in Abony, Hungary. He was involved in the German communist movement in the 1920s, particularly in agitprop plays...
(Abony 5 May 1900 – Ascona, Switzerland 7 May 1975), dramatist and poet. - Artúr Balogh (Abony 18 March 1866 – Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
4 March 1951), Hungarian lawyer, university professor, politician, and member of the Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungarian Academy of SciencesThe Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
.
Twin towns — sister cities
Abony is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Reci
Reci
Reci is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of four villages:*Aninoasa / Egerpatak*Bita / Bita*Reci*Saciova / SzacsvaIt also included Comolău village until 1968, when it was disestablished.- History :...
(Hungarian ), Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
External links
- Street map
- Aerial photographs of Abony
- Lajos Abonyi folk museum
- Abony at szeporszag.hu
- Abony at lap.hu