Fony, Hungary Explained

Official Name:Fony
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Label Position:Location in Hungary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Hungary
Subdivision Type1:Regions
Subdivision Name1:Northern Hungary
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Area Total Km2:40.55
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:374
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:48.3914°N 21.2834°W

Fony is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary., the village had a population of 374.[1]

Until the holocaust of the Hungarian Jews, a Jewish community lived in Fony and there was a synagogue there.[2] [3]

Geography

Fony is situated on the west side of the Zemplén Mountains. It has road connections with Vilmány, Korlát, Regéc and Mogyoróska.

Notes and References

  1. http://portal.ksh.hu/pls/portal/cp.hnt_telep?NN=17932 KSH
  2. Web site: galériák - Zsinagógák a történelmi Magyarországon . 2024-06-25 . magyarzsido.hu.
  3. Web site: A zsidó népesseg száma településenként 1840–1941 (1993) Könyvtár Hungaricana . 2024-06-25 . library.hungaricana.hu.