|
Zamárdi
Zamárdi is a town in Somogy County, Hungary. It is known for its beaches at Lake Balaton and for its music festivals during the summer (e.g. ''Strand Festival'', Balaton Sound etc.). The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Activities Balaton Sound since 2007, Website: https://balatonsound.com/en/. Location: Lake Balaton. Etymology There are several explanations of the origin of the name of Zamárdi. * According to one theory, the village was called before the Mongol invasion ''Kis Szent Mártir'' which later changed to Zamárdi. However, there is no proof for that. * The older part of the village is on a hill, so the residents brought water on the back of donkeys. Therefore, the village was called ''Szamárd'' after ''szamár'' () and ''-d'' suffix. * The most accepted theory states that the name derives from a person named ''Zamar'' or ''Somar''. He could have been the first owner of the village. History Before the arrival of the Hungarians at the turn of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M7 Motorway (Hungary)
The M7 motorway () is a Hungary, Hungarian motorway which runs from Budapest towards the Croatian border at Letenye, reaching Székesfehérvár, then Siófok, a town on Lake Balaton, and the city of Nagykanizsa in the southwest of the country. The motorway connects with the Croatian motorway A4 (Croatia), A4 at Goričan and forms part of the Pan-European corridor Vb, connecting Budapest with Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and Rijeka, the Port of Rijeka, largest Croatian seaport. Since the completion of the M7 it is possible to travel on motorway from Budapest to the Adriatic Sea, a popular tourist destination for Hungarians. The last portion of the motorway to the Croatian border, including the Zrinski Bridge on the Mura River, river Mura, was completed on 22 October 2008. The road's first sections were built in the 1960s and 1970s. The completion of the last sections was undertaken since 2001. Openings timeline *Budapest – Budaörs (7 km): 1964 - ''half profile' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and the canalized Sió is the only outflow. The mountainous region of the northern shore is known both for its transdanubia#History, historic character and as a major Hungarian wine, wine region, while the flat southern shore is known for its resort towns. Balatonfüred and Hévíz developed early as resorts for the wealthy, but it was not until the late 19th century when landowners, ruined by ''Phylloxera'' attacking their grape vines, began building summer homes to rent out to the burgeoning middle class. Name In distinction to all other Hungarian language, Hungarian endonyms for lakes, which universally bear the suffix ''-tó'' 'lake', Lake Balaton is referred to in Hungarian with a definite article; that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaton Sound
Balaton Sound (also known as Heineken Balaton Sound between 2007 and 2012 and as MasterCard Balaton Sound since 2013 for sponsorship reasons) is one of Europe's largest open air electronic music festivals. Held annually since 2007 on the southern bank of Lake Balaton, Hungary, it features live acts and DJs from all around the world, from established artists to new names. The event was co-created by the organizers of Sziget Festival. Background As the festival gets more famous and popular each year, tickets are usually sold out before they go on sale at the official ticket vendors; this event sets new attendance records yearly. The first Balaton Sound festival was held between 12 July and 15 July 2007. The fact that the event was held on the shore of the largest lake in Central Europe in mid-summer, its twenty-hour music schedule, and the line-up gained it significant public interest. The festival is located on the west part of Zamárdi at the crossing of Panoráma and Zöldfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siófok
Siófok (; ; ) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the Somogy County#Municipalities, second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about between Lake Balaton, the ''Mezőföld'' and the ''Outer Somogy-Hills''. Lying at the firth of the Sió, Sió Channel, it serves as the most important logistic station for goods between Lake Balaton and the River Danube. The town is Hungary's second most popular holiday destination (after Budapest) due to its coast, over 1,000 hotels, and plenty of bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Siófok is one of the richest municipalities of Hungary due to tourism. Hungarians often call the town "the capital of Lake Balaton", as it is the largest town on its shores and acts as the financial, cultural, media, commercial and tourist hub of the northern part of Somogy County and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. Etymology ''Fuk'' was first mentioned as a village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: , plural: ; the terminology does not distinguish between city, cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: , plural: ) of which 126 are classified as large villages (Hungarian: , plural: ). The number of towns can change, since villages can be elevated to town status by act of the President. The capital Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 25 of the towns are so-called City with county rights, cities with county rights. All county seats except Budapest are cities with county rights. Four of the cities (Budapest, Miskolc, Győr, and Pécs) have agglomerations, and the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development. The largest city is the capital, Budapest, while the smallest town is Pálháza with 1038 inhabitants (2010). The larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villány
Villány (; , or ; Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj, ) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary that is famous for its wine. Residents are Hungarians, with minority of Croats, Serbs and Germans of Hungary. Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants were Danube Swabians, also called locally as ''Stifolder'', because their ancestors arrived around 1720 from Fulda (district). Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945–1948, pursuant to the Potsdam Agreement. Only a few Germans of Hungary live there, the majority today are descendant of Hungarians from the Czechoslovak–Hungarian population exchange. They received the houses of the former Danube Swabians inhabitants. Etymology The name derives from the Hungarian word for lightning, ''villám''. Formerly (centuries ago), the settlement was recorded under this form of name. History After the Ottoman occupation until 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatonboglár Wine Region
The Balatonboglár wine region, also known as the South Balaton wine region, is the only one wine region in Somogy County, Hungary. The area consists of 37 settlements, mainly located on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, but also some near Kaposvár like Böhönye, Csurgó and Nagyberki. It is part of the greater Balaton wine region. Approximately two-thirds of the 3200 hectare vineyards of the wine region are white grapes and the remaining are Concord grapes. Champagne production plays an important role in the area as well. The ''Winemaker of the Year'' award has been given three times to winemakers of the region since its founding: to ''Vencel Garamvári'' in 2006, to ''János Konyári'' in 2008 and to ''Ottó Légli'' in 2010. Settlements The 37 settlements in the wine region are: South Balaton, North Somogy: Andocs, Balatonberény, Balatonboglár, Balatonendréd, Balatonkeresztúr, Balatonlelle, Balatonőszöd, Balatonszabadi, Balatonszárszó, Balatonszemes, Gyugy, Holl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somogy County
Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica-Križevci County, Koprivnica-Križevci and Virovitica-Podravina County, Virovitica-Podravina counties. It stretches between the river Dráva and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala County, Zala, Veszprém (county), Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna (county), Tolna, and Baranya (county), Baranya. Somogy is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The county capital is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km2. History Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy County, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of that county was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatonendréd
Balatonendréd is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. The settlement is a holiday resort near to Lake Balaton known for its wine and for its bobbin lace. The most famous sight is the ''Kájel Lace Museum''. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region The Balatonboglár wine region, also known as the South Balaton wine region, is the only one wine region in Somogy County, Hungary. The area consists of 37 settlements, mainly located on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, but also some near Kap .... Gallery File:Saint Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Balatonendréd.jpg, Saint Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Balatonendréd File:Holy Mary Column in Balatonendréd.jpg, Holy Mary Column in Balatonendréd File:Saint Andrew Catholic Church with stone cross in Balatonendréd.jpg, Saint Andrew Catholic Church with stone cross in Balatonendréd External links Street map (Hungarian) References Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somogy County
Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica-Križevci County, Koprivnica-Križevci and Virovitica-Podravina County, Virovitica-Podravina counties. It stretches between the river Dráva and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala County, Zala, Veszprém (county), Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna (county), Tolna, and Baranya (county), Baranya. Somogy is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The county capital is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km2. History Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy County, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of that county was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siófok District
Siófok () is a district in Somogy County, in south-western Hungary. The district is located in the north-eastern part of the county. ''Siófok'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is located. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. Geography Siófok District borders Balatonfüred District and Balatonalmádi District ''(Veszprém County)'' to the north, Enying District ''(Fejér County)'' to the east, Tamási District ''(Tolna County)'' to the southeast, Tab District to the south, and Fonyód District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Siófok District is 24. Municipalities The district has 3 towns, 1 large village and 20 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The municipalities in bold text are cities, ''italics'' municipality is a large village. See also *List of cities and towns in Hungary Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. the Universal Postal Union lists 160 countries which require the use of a postal code. Although postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas, special codes are sometimes assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive large volumes of mail, such as government agencies and large commercial companies. One example is the French Cedex (France), CEDEX system. Terms There are a number of synonyms for postal code; some are country-specific: * Codice di Avviamento Postale, CAP: The standard term in Italy; CAP is an acronym for ('postal expedition code'). * Código de Endereçamento Postal, CEP: The standard term in Brazil; CEP is an acronym for ('postal add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
