Zamárdi is a town in

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- ...

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. It is known for its beaches at

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 larges ...

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:

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 Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

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, conducting, 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 Conser ...

, virtuoso pianist, conductor and composer

Twin towns – sister cities

Zamárdi is twinned with: * Malsch, Germany * Mošćenička Draga, Croatia * 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