Abony

Abony
Abony German: Wabing
	Town
	Aerial view
	Coat of arms
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pest County in Hungary
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
County	Pest County
Subregion	Cegléd
Government
• Mayor	Dr. Balogh Romhányiné
Area
• Total	127.97 km2 (49.41 sq mi)

Main	Births etc

Abony German: Wabing is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

Geography[]

Abony is a town in the south-east of Pest County, between the Danube and Tisza rivers. It is 16 km (10 mi) from Cegléd and 85 km (53 mi) from Budapest, at an elevation of 90 to 100 m (300 to 330 ft). The area is on the River Tisza's wide floodplain which approximates 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres). Its rich black soil contains some sand.

History[]

There are some archaeological finds from the 7th and 8th centuries.
The village was part of the shire county of Szolnok in the 13th century.
The first known record of the village is in 1450 as Aban.
In 1474, Balázs Magyar, his daughter Benigna Magyar and later her husband Pál Kinizsi owned the land.
In 1515, István Werbőczy was given the village as a donation.
In 1552, it came under Turkish rule, and during the next century it suffered almost complete destruction.
At the beginning of 18th century, the village's population was growing, and in 1748 became a small town.
On 25 January, 1849, Mór Perczel led the Hungarian troops to win near Abony as part of the Hungarian War of Independence.

In literature[]

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 Veľké Blahovo. The song's tune is from Slovakia.

Economy[]

The local economy is mainly based on agriculture: most people are crop farmers, but some grow grapes and fruit.

Landmarks[]

Lajos Abonyi Folk Museum and granary
Harkányi Castle
Synagogue
Roman Catholic church
United Reformed Church
Talián family mausoleum
Family seats: Kostyán, Lavatka, Szapáry, Kisvigyázó (castle), Vigyázó, Ajtay, Sivó, Teszáry

Famous people[]

János Varga, (Abony 21 October 1939 – ), Olympic champion wrestler.
Gyula Háy (Abony 5 May 1900 – Ascona, Switzerland 7 May 1975), dramatist and poet.
Artúr Balogh (Abony 18 March 1866 – Cluj-Napoca 4 March 1951), Hungarian lawyer, university professor, politician, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Twin towns — sister cities[]

Abony is twinned with:

Reci (Hungarian Réty), Romania