Official Name: | Abony |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Abony in Hungary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Hungary |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Pest}} |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Subregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Cegléd |
Area Total Km2: | 127.97 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 47.1894°N 20.0097°W |
Elevation Min M: | 90 |
Elevation Max M: | 100 |
Postal Code: | 2740 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | +36 53 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Total Type: | Total |
Population Total: | 15681 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Blank Name: | KSH code |
Blank Info: | 27872[3] |
Website: | www.abony.hu |
Abony (German: Wabing) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
Abony is a town in the south-east of Pest}}, between the Danube and Tisza rivers. It is 16km (10miles) from Cegléd and 85km (53miles) from Budapest, at an elevation of 90mto100mm (300feetto300feetm). The area is on the River Tisza's wide floodplain which approximates 13000ha. Its rich black soil contains some sand.
The name of the town developed from the diminutive form of the name Aba, which is of Turkic origin. It was attested as Abon in 1466.[4]
Jews lived in the city from the 18th century. The synagogue was established in 1756,[5] and in 1788 the Jewish school was founded. In 1840, 912 Jews lived in the city.In May 1944, a ghetto was established by order of the German army, where the Jews of the city and the surrounding area were concentrated. In June, ghetto Jews were deported in two transports to the Auschwitz extermination camp.[6]
On 12 June 1847 Sándor Petőfi spent a night in the village pub on his way from Nagyszalonta (where he visited János Arany) to Budapest. It is mentioned it in his Journey letters.
Lajos Abonyi, a writer who lived in Abony, recorded a famous folk-song "In Nagyabony there are only two towers" from Zoltán Kodály's Braggadocio. In the song Nagyabony means this village. There is another Nagyabony in Slovakia, called in Slovak Slovak: [[Veľké Blahovo]]. The song's tune is from Upper Hungary.
The local economy is mainly based on agriculture: most people are crop farmers, but some grow grapes and fruit.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary.
Abony is twinned with: