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Adony

Summary

Adony (formerly Duna-Adony; German: Adam; Latin: Vetus Salina or Vetusallum) is a town in Fejér County, Hungary.

Adony
Town
Adony, church
Adony, church
Flag of Adony
Flag
Coat of arms of Adony
Coat of arms
Adony is located in Hungary
Adony
Adony
Location of Adony
Coordinates: 47°07′08″N 18°51′55″E / 47.11895°N 18.86538°E / 47.11895; 18.86538
Country Hungary
CountyFejér
DistrictDunaújváros
Area
 • Total61.05 km2 (23.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total3,679
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2457
Area code(+36) 25
Websitewww.adony.hu

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 edit

Adony is twinned with:[3]

People edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. ^ Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.
  3. ^ "Testvérvárosok". adony.hu (in Hungarian). Adony. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adony.
  • Official website in Hungarian
  • Aerialphotgraphs of Adony
  • The jewish community in Adony On JewishGen website.