Fonyód
Fonyód (German: Fonjod) is a town and holiday resort on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, in north-west Somogy, western Hungary, with over 4700 residents. It is the seat of Fonyód District.
Fonyód Fonjod (in German) | |
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 Skyline of Fonyód | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Town of experiences | |
  Fonyód Location of Fonyód | |
| Coordinates: 46.74119°N 17.55030°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Fonyód |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Established | 9th century AD |
| Town status | 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | József Hidvégi (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.55 km2 (20.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 4,773[1] |
| Demonym(s) | fonyódi |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 84.3% |
| • Germans | 3.7% |
| • Gypsies | 1.2% |
| • Croats | 0.2% |
| • Romanians | 0.1% |
| • Greeks | 0.1% |
| • Slovaks | 0.1% |
| • Polish | 0.1% |
| • Ukrainians | 1.1% |
| • Others | 1.0% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 51.3% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.5% |
| • Calvinists | 5.8% |
| • Lutherans | 1.8% |
| • Jews | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| • Non-religious | 13.3% |
| • Unknown | 26.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8640 |
| Area code | (+36) 85 |
| Patron Saint | Saint Stephen |
| Motorways | M7 |
| Distance from Budapest | 154 km (96 mi) Northeast |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
| Website | Fonyód Online |
History
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
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).[4][5]
The electronics producer cms manufacturing (owned by the Austrian cms electronics) and the Italian electronics device producer Datalogic operate factories in the town.[6]
Notable residents
- Csilla Molnár (1969 – 1986), Hungarian beauty queen
- Ilona Győri (1929 - 2001), Hungarian actress
- András Fodor (1929 - 1997), Hungarian poet, essayist
Twin towns — sister cities
Fonyód is twinned with:
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See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fonyód. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Budakeszi. |
- Official website in Hungarian, English and German
- Street map (in Hungarian)
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