Adony

Town in Fejér, Hungary
Town in Fejér, Hungary
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47°07′08″N 18°51′55″E / 47.11895°N 18.86538°E / 47.11895; 18.86538Country HungaryCountyFejérDistrictDunaújvárosArea
 • 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) 25Websitewww.adony.hu

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

Etymology

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

Adony is twinned with:[3]

People

References

  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.

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  • Official website in Hungarian
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  • The jewish community in Adony On JewishGen website.
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