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Siófok Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...

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Somogy County Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies ...

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. It is known for its beaches at

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and for its music festivals during the summer (e.g. ''Strand Festival'',

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etc.). The settlement is part of the

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Etymology

There are several explanations of the origin of the name of Zamárdi. * According to one theory the village was called before the

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''Kis Szent Mártir'' which later changed to Zamárdi. However, there is no proof for that. * The older part of the village is on the hill, so the residents brought water on the back of donkeys. Therefore, the village was called ''Szamárd'' after ''szamár'' ( en, donkey) and ''-d'' suffix. * The most accepted theory states that the name derives from a person name ''Zamar'' or ''Somar''. He could be the first owner of the village.

History

Before the arrival of the

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries, the area was populated by Avars. In 1972, a large Avaric cemetery was discovered in the village.

Notable people

Zoltán Kocsis Zoltán Kocsis (; 30 May 1952 – 6 November 2016) was a Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer. Biography Studies Born in Budapest, he began his musical studies at the age of five and continued them at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in 19 ...

, virtuoso pianist, conductor and composer

Twin towns – sister cities

Zamárdi is twinned with: *

Malsch Malsch is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 15 km south of Karlsruhe, and 10 km east of Rastatt, at the eastern border of the Upper Rhine Plain. Beside the main town, it consi ...

, Germany *

Mošćenička Draga Mošćenička Draga ( it, Draga di Moschiena) is municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It has 1,535 inhabitants, 90.7% of which are Croats. It is situated southwest of Opatija under Mt. Učka The Učka ([], it, Monte Maggiore) ...

, Croatia * Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne, Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland * Vețca, Romania * Villány, Hungary

References

External links

Official websiteStreet map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Somogy County History of Somogy {{Somogy-geo-stub