Adony
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 Adony, church | |
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  Adony Location of Adony | |
| Coordinates: 47°07′08″N 18°51′55″E / 47.11895°N 18.86538°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Fejér |
| District | Dunaújváros |
| Area | |
• Total | 61.05 km2 (23.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 3,679 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2457 |
| Area code | (+36) 25 |
| Website | www |
Adony (formerly Duna-Adony; German: Adam; Latin: Vetus Salina or Vetusallum) is a town in Fejér County, Hungary.
Etymology
[edit]The town's name comes from the old Hungarian personal name Odun and was attested as such in 1332. Odun possibly formed from the ad verb, meaning 'give'.[2]
Twin towns – sister cities
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Oberweser, Germany (1995)
Szczekociny, Poland (2001)
Cehu Silvaniei, Romania (2009)
People
[edit]- Teréz Csillag, actress
References
[edit]- ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- ^ Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.
- ^ "Testvérvárosok". adony.hu (in Hungarian). Adony. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adony.
- Official website in Hungarian
- Aerialphotgraphs of Adony
- The jewish community in Adony On JewishGen website.
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