Gárdony is a town in
Fejér county
Fejér ( hu, Fejér megye, ) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube and nearly touches the eastern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties V ...
,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
.
This town is next to
Lake Velencei and is a popular summer destination. The town is divided into three parts: Gárdony, Agárd and Dinnyés and lies on the south shore of the lake. The name Gárdony is believed to have originated in the early 13th century. There is at least one known writing dating back to 1260 that referred to Gardun, King of Zsigmond (1387-1437).
On 31 March 1989 Gárdony changed its status from village to town.
In the summertime thousands of tourists visit the lake. In fact, several new resorts have recently opened on the shore of the lake. The lake is known as a great destination to bring the family. Tourists, who like water sports such as boating, swimming, sailing and fishing enjoy the lake. On the shore, there are facilities for volleyball, basketball, tennis, and football. Additionally, there is live entertainment planned throughout the summer months.
Géza Gárdonyi
Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler (3 August 1863 – 30 October 1922) was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, particularly with '' Eclipse of the Cre ...
was born in Gárdony. He was born in Agárdpuszta and a statue of him is located centre park of Agárd. Agárd has a reformed church, Saint Ann Chapel, which is a Catholic church of Dinnyés and was built in a Baroque style.
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, the capital of
Hungary
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is only fifty-five kilometres () from Gárdony.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gárdony is
twinned with:
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Gieboldehausen
Gieboldehausen is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhume, approx. 25 km northeast of Göttingen, and 15 km south of Osterode am Harz. It is part of the Eichsfeld.
Giebol ...
, Germany
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Kirchbach, Austria
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Lesquin
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Population
Heraldry
Economy
When Flandre Air existed, it had its head office at Lille Airport and in Lesquin. On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airl ...
, France
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Mörlenbach
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Geography
Location
The community lies in the Odenwald some 25 km north of Heidelberg and about 30 km northeast of Mannheim, as well as lying 8 ...
, Germany
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Postbauer-Heng
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, Germany
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Salo Salo or Salò may refer to:
Places Finland
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**Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009
*An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostroboth ...
, Finland
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Valea Crișului, Romania
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Żary
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Sport
The
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
club,
Gárdonyi VSC, is based in the town.
Gallery
File:Gárdony-első-katonai-felmérés-térképe.jpg, The map of Gárdony from the First Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire.
File:Gárdony-második-katonai-felmérés-térképe.jpg, The map of Gárdony from the Second Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire.
File:Gárdony-harmadik-katonai-felmérés-térképe.jpg, The map of Gárdony from the 3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire.
File:Second World War Memorial, Gárdony 01.JPG, Second World War Memorial
File:Jézus Szíve templom, Gádony 03.JPG, Sacred Heart Church
File:Geza Gardonyi Statue - Agard 01.jpg, Statue of Géza Gárdonyi
Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler (3 August 1863 – 30 October 1922) was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, particularly with '' Eclipse of the Cre ...
See also
*
Csiribpuszta
*
Agárd
External links
* in Hungarian
Gárdony.lap.hu - Link directory–
Startlap
Gárdony at funiq.hu
*https://www.telepules.com/en/gardony/tourism.html ?
References
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Populated places in Fejér County
Spa towns in Hungary
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