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Abony () is a town in Pest 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 ...
.


Geography

Abony is a town in the south-east of , between the
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and
Tisza The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa (see below) is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. It was once called "the most Hungarian river" because it used to flow entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national bo ...
rivers. It is from
Cegléd Cegléd (; ) is a city in Pest County, Pest county, Hungary, approximately southeast of the Hungarian capital, Budapest. Name The name of the town is of disputed origin. The name may be derived from the word "szeglet" (meaning "corner") due to i ...
and from
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, at an elevation of . The area is on the River Tisza's wide floodplain which approximates . Its rich black soil contains some sand.


Name

The name of the town developed from the diminutive form of the name Aba, which is of Turkic origin. It was attested as ''Abon'' in 1466.


History

*There are some archaeological finds from the 7th and 8th centuries. *The village was part of the shire county of
Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ...
in the 13th century. *The first known record of the village is in 1450 as . *In 1474, Balázs Magyar, his daughter Benigna Magyar and later her husband
Pál Kinizsi Pál Kinizsi ({{langx, la, Paulus de Kenezy; {{langx, ro, Paul Chinezu; 1432–1494) was a Hungarian general in the service of Hungarian army under king Matthias Corvinus. He was the Count of Temes County (in the historical Banat region, in the ...
owned the land. *In 1515,
István Werbőczy István Werbőczy or Stephen Werbőcz (also spelled ''Verbőczy'' and Latinized to ''Verbeucius'' 1458? – 1541) was a Hungarian legal theorist and statesman, author of the Hungarian Customary Law, who first became known as a legal scholar ...
was given the village as a donation. *In 1552, it came under Turkish rule, and during the next century it suffered almost complete destruction. *At the beginning of the 18th century, the village's population was growing, and in 1748 became a small town. *On 25 January 1849,
Mór Perczel Sir Mór Perczel de Bonyhád (, ; 11 November 1811, Bonyhád, Tolna county – 23 May 1899, Bonyhád), was a Hungarian landholder, general, and one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Life before 1848 His teacher Mihály Vö ...
led the Hungarian troops to win near Abony as part of the Hungarian War of Independence.


The Jewish community

Jews lived in the city from the 18th century. The
synagogue A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans. It is a place for prayer (the main sanctuary and sometimes smaller chapels) where Jews attend religious services or special ceremonies such as wed ...
was established in
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, and in
1788 Events January–March * January 1 – The first edition of ''The Times'', previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is published in London. * January 2 – Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution, and becomes the fourth U.S ...
the Jewish school was founded. In
1840 Events January–March * January 3 – One of the predecessor papers of the ''Herald Sun'' of Melbourne, Australia, ''The Port Phillip Herald'', is founded. * January 10 – Uniform Penny Post is introduced in the United Kingdom. * Janu ...
, 912 Jews lived in the city. In May 1944, a
ghetto A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group are concentrated, especially as a result of political, social, legal, religious, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished than other ...
was established by order of the German army, where the Jews of the city and the surrounding area were concentrated. In June, ghetto Jews were deported in two transports to the
Auschwitz Auschwitz, or Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschw ...
extermination camp.The Jewish Community of Abony
in The Muzeum of The Jewish People


In literature

On 12 June 1847
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petőfi ( []; né Petrovics; ; ; 1 January 1823 – most likely 31 July 1849) was a Hungarian poet and Classical Liberalism, liberal revolutionary. He is considered Hungary's national poet, and was one of the key figures of the Hungari ...
spent a night in the village pub on his way from
Nagyszalonta Salonta (; , colloquially , ; ) is a city in Bihor County, in the geographical region of Crișana, north-western Romania, near the Hungarian border. Population According to the 2021 census, Salonta has a population of 15,792. At the census ...
(where he visited
János Arany János Arany (; archaic English: John Arany; 2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian poet, writer, translator and journalist. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 102 ballads that have been transl ...
) to Budapest. It is mentioned it in his ''Journey letters''. Lajos Abonyi, a writer who lived in Abony, recorded a famous folk-song "In Nagyabony there are only two towers" from
Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály (, ; , ; 16 December 1882 – 6 March 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is well known internationally as the creator of the Kodály method of music education. ...
's ''Braggadocio''. In the song Nagyabony means this village. There is another Nagyabony in
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, called in Slovak . The song's tune is from Upper Hungary.


Economy

The local economy is mainly based on agriculture: most people are crop farmers, but some grow grapes and fruit.


Landmarks

* Lajos Abonyi Folk Museum and granary * Harkányi Castle * Synagogue *
Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
church *
United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2024 it had approximately 44,000 members in around 1,250 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers. The URC is a Trinitarian church whose theolog ...
* Talián family
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*
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s: Kostyán, Lavatka, Szapáry, Kisvigyázó (castle), Vigyázó, Ajtay, Sivó, Teszáry


Famous people

* János Varga, (1939 – 2022 ), Olympic champion wrestler. * Gyula Háy (1900 – 1975), dramatist and poet. * Artúr Balogh (1866 – 1951), Hungarian lawyer, university professor, politician, and member of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( , MTA) is Hungary’s foremost and most prestigious learned society. Its headquarters are located along the banks of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. The Academy's primar ...
. *
László Endre László Endre (January 1, 1895 – March 29, 1946) was a Hungarian right-wing politician and collaborator with the Nazis during the Second World War. Early years Born into a wealthy Abony family, Endre obtained a degree in political science af ...
(1895 - 1946), politician and Nazi collaborator *
Zoltán Mucsi Zoltán Mucsi (born 8 September 1957 in Abony) is a Hungarian actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since his debut in 1983. Zoltán Mucsi was born in Abony, and in his childhood, he originally wanted to be a footballer. In 1979 he jo ...
(b. 1957 - ), actor * László Földi (b. 1952 – ), politician *
Norbert Kállai Norbert Kállai (born 6 March 1456) is a retired Hungary, Hungarian Association football, football player who currently plays for Békéscsaba 1912 Előre SE. External links Profile
1984 births Living people People from Abony Hungarian me ...
(b. 1984 – ), footballer


International relations


Twin towns — sister cities

Abony is twinned with: *
Reci Reci (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Aninoasa (''Egerpatak''), Bita (''Bita''), Reci, and Saciova (''Szacsva''). It also included the village of Comolău (''Komolló' ...
(Hungarian ),
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References


External links

* in Hungarian
Street map

Aerial photographs of Abony

Lajos Abonyi folk museum



Abony at lap.hu

The jewish community in Abony
On
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website. {{authority control Populated places in Pest County