Fonyód

Introduction

Town in Southern Transdanubia, HungaryFonyódTownSkyline of Fonyód FlagCoat of armsNickname: "Town of experiences"Location of Somogy county in HungaryFonyódLocation of FonyódCoordinates: 46°44′28″N 17°33′01″E / 46.74119°N 17.55030°E / 46.74119; 17.55030Country HungaryRegionSouthern TransdanubiaCountySomogyDistrictFonyódRC DioceseKaposvárEstablished9th century ADTown status1989Government • MayorBarnabás Erdei (Fidesz-KDNP)Area • Total53.55 km2 (20.68 sq mi)Population (2017) • Total4,773 • Density89.13/km2 (230.8/sq mi)DemonymfonyódiPopulation by ethnicity • Hungarians84.3% • Germans3.7% • Roma1.2% • Croats0.2% • Romanians0.1% • Greeks0.1% • Slovaks0.1% • Polish0.1% • Ukrainians1.1% • Others1.0%Population by religion • Roman Catholic51.3% • Greek Catholic0.5% • Calvinists5.8% • Lutherans1.8% • Jews0.1% • Other0.8% • Non-religious13.3% • Unknown26.4%Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code8640Area code(+36) 85Patron SaintSaint StephenMotorwaysM7Distance from Budapest154 km (96 mi) NortheastNUTS 3 codeHU232MPJózsef Attila Móring (KDNP)WebsiteFonyód Online Fonyód (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfoɲoːd]; German: Fonjod) is a town and holiday resort on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, in north-west Somogy County, western Hungary, with over 4,700 residents. It is the seat of Fonyód District.

History

[edit] The first mention of Fonyód was in a letter of Saint Ladislaus from 1082, as the village Funoldi. In 1232, the village was included into the lands of the Tihany Abbey. Maps from the 14th century show Fonyód as an island (with Balaton being larger), with a castle. The castle was occupied and destroyed in 1575 during the Turkish invasion, with no one living in the village by 1580. After the Turkish occupation, Fonyód remained uninhabited until the 19th century. The construction of a railway around Lake Balaton greatly contributed to the village's development. By 1900, Fonyód had become a holiday resort, and by 1910 over a thousand visitors were arriving each year. Fonyód attained town status in 1989.

Economy

[edit] The town is famous for its mineral water which is bottled there under the name Fonyódi and is owned by the Croatian company, Jana (part of Agrokor). The electronics producer cms manufacturing (owned by the Austrian cms electronics) and the Italian electronics device producer Datalogic operate factories in the town.

Notable people

[edit] Csilla Molnár (1969–1986), beauty queen Ilona Győri (1929–2001), actress András Fodor (1929–1997), poet and essayist

Twin towns – sister cities

[edit] See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary Fonyód is twinned with: Borsec, Romania Krotoszyn, Poland Leipheim, Germany Mettet, Belgium Nové Zámky, Slovakia

Fonyód

From Wikipedia

A seaside pause on the Balaton

Seasonal rhythm beyond the beach

What guidebooks miss: the bike‑share corridor

Introduction

History

Economy

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities