Adony
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
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
Oberweser, Germany (1995)
Szczekociny, Poland (2001)
Cehu Silvaniei, Romania (2009)
People
- Teréz Csillag, actress
References
- ^ 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
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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