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Balatonvilágos
Balatonvilágos is the northernmost as well as the easternmost village of Somogy county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... External links Official website Street map Balatonvilágos at funiq.hu References Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ... [...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] |
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
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] |
Somogy (county)
Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (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 and 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, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna, and 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) 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 Kaposvár. Demographics In 2015, it had a population of 312,084 and the population density was 52/km2. Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities ... [...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] |
Mihály Witzmann
Mihály () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English Michael and may refer to: * Mihály András (1917–1993), Hungarian cellist, composer, and academic teacher * Mihály Apafi (1632–1690), Hungarian Prince of Transylvania * Mihály Babák (born 1947), Hungarian politician and member of the Hungarian National Assembly * Mihály Babits (1883–1941), Hungarian poet, writer and translator * Mihály Bakos (ca. 1742–1803), Hungarian-Slovene Lutheran priest, author, and educator * Mihály Balázs (born 1948), Hungarian historian and professor of religious history * Mihály Balla (born 1965) Hungarian politician and member of the Hungarian National Assembly * Mihály Barla (ca 1778–1824), Slovene evangelic pastor, writer and poet * Mihály Bertalanits (1788–1853), Slovene cantor, teacher, and poet in Hungary * Mihály Bíró (1914–1970), Hungarian football forward * Mihály Bozsi (1911–1984), Hungarian water polo player and Olympic medalist *Mih ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enying
Enying () is a town in Fejér county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... The Olympian Géza Mészöly was born here. Twin towns – sister cities Enying is twinned with: * Bad Urach, Germany * Huedin, Romania * Świerklany, Poland * Yukamenskoye, Russia References External links * in Hungarian Populated places in Fejér County {{Fejer-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepsény
Lepsény is a village in Fejér county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... References External links * in Hungarian Street map Populated places in Fejér County {{Fejer-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatonfőkajár
Balatonfőkajár () is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary, situated on the eastern end of Lake Balaton. It is home to the Balaton Park Circuit, a motorsports venue opened in 2023. People * Stern family, ancestor of Georg Solti Sir Georg Solti ( , ; born György Stern; 21 October 1912 – 5 September 1997) was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt, and London, and as a long-servi ... External links The history of Balatonfőkajár*Street map Populated places in Veszprém County Jewish communities in Hungary {{Veszprem-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatonakarattya
Balatonakarattya is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary, established from the area of the town of Balatonkenese in 2014. People * János Kodolányi János Kodolányi (''Kodolányi János''; Telki, March 13, 1899 – Budapest, August 10, 1969) Hungarian writer of short stories, dramas, novels and sociographies. The Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences was named after him. Pro ... References External links * Populated places in Veszprém County {{Veszprem-geo-stub Jewish communities in Hungary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary lies within the drainage basin of the Danube, Danube River and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of 9.6 million, consisting mostly of ethnic Hungarians, Hungarians (Magyars) and a significant Romani people in Hungary, Romani minority. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the Languages of Hungary, official language, and among Languages of Europe, the few in Europe outside the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Budapest is the country's capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, largest city, and the dominant cultural and economic centre. Prior to the foundation of the Hungarian state, various peoples settled in the territory of present-day Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidesz
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; ) is a national-conservative political party in Hungary led by Viktor Orbán. It has increasingly identified as illiberal. Originally formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young Democrats () as a centre-left and liberal activist movement that opposed the ruling Marxist–Leninist government. It was registered as a political party in 1990, with Orbán as its leader. It entered the National Assembly following the 1990 parliamentary election. Following the 1998 election, it successfully formed a centre-right government. It adopted nationalism in the early 2000s, but its popularity declined due to corruption scandals. It was in opposition between 2002 and 2010, and in 2006 it formed a coalition with the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP). Fidesz won a supermajority in the 2010 election, adopted national-conservative policies, shifted further to the right and became Eurosceptic. The 2011 adoption of a new Hungarian co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
