Zamárdi Explained

Official Name:Zamárdi
Settlement Type:Town
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Somogy
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Siófok
Area Total Km2:45.15
Population Total:2440[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:zamárdi
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8621
Area Code:(+36) 84
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Zamárdi
Coordinates:46.8843°N 17.9505°W
Blank Name:Patron Saint
Blank Info:Holy Mary
Blank1 Name:Motorways
Blank1 Info:M7
Blank2 Name:Distance from Budapest
Blank2 Info:113km (70miles) Northeast
Blank4 Name Sec1:NUTS 3 code
Blank4 Info Sec1:HU232
Blank5 Name Sec2:MP
Blank5 Info Sec2:Mihály Witzmann (Fidesz)

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.[2]

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.

History

Before the arrival of the Hungarians 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.[4]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Zamárdi is twinned with:[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=6008 Zamárdi, KSH
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410182214/http://www.delbalatonibor.hu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/HK-Tan%C3%A1cs-Alapszab%C3%A1ly.pdf A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)
  3. http://somogy.hu/publikaciok/kiraly-lajos-somogyi-helysegnevek-nepi-es.html Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
  4. http://www.sulinet.hu/oroksegtar/data/telepulesek_ertekei/Zamardi/pages/avarkori_temeto_angol.htm "The largest Cemetery from the Avar period in the Carpathian Basin"
  5. Web site: Testvértelepülések. zamardi.hu. Zamárdi. hu. 2021-03-31.