Adony Explained

See also: Adony (disambiguation).

Official Name:Adony
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Adony
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Fejér
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dunaújváros
Area Total Km2:61.05
Population Total:3679
Population As Of:2015
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:2457
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+36) 25
Coordinates:47.119°N 18.8654°W

Adony (formerly Duna-Adony; German: Adam; Latin: Vetus Salina or Latin: 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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Adony is twinned with:[3]

People

External links

Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. Book: Kiss, Lajos . Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára . . 1980 . 963-05-2277-2 . Budapest.
  3. Web site: Testvérvárosok. adony.hu. Adony. hu. 2021-04-29.