Balatonudvari is a village in

Veszprém county Veszprém (, ; ) is an administrative county (''vármegye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county. Veszprém county Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the norther ...

Location

Balatonudvari is situated by the shore of

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, between

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and

Balatonakali Balatonakali () is a village in Veszprém (county), Veszprém county, Hungary. External links Street map (Hungarian) References

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, to the west of the

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History

After the founding of the state, it was the property of the

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, but in a record from 1164, it is referred to as the possession of the Atyuz Clan. In 1211, the

Tihany Abbey The Tihany Abbey is a Benedictine monastery established in Tihany in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1055. Its patrons are the Virgin Mary and Saint Aignan of Orleans. Foundation The Benedictine monastery in Tihany was established in 1055 by King Andr ...

had 6 households here. Properties were donated to the

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and chapter of

Veszprém Veszprém (; , , , ) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name. Etymology The city's name derives ...

and to the

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of Lövöld as well. Though the village had been ruined several times during the 150 years of Turkish rule, it was still an inhabited place with some 15 years of interruptions throughout all this time.

Tourist sights

Heart-shaped tombstones in Balatonudvari

There is a graveyard in Balatonudvari where heart-shaped tombstones can be found. These tombstones are made of white marble. Presumably, the tombstones are made between 1808 and 1840, although some of the signs became unreadable through the passing of the time. Here you can find more than sixty tombstones, which are unique to Hungary. Tombstones like these can only be found in few places (for example in

Balatonfüred Balatonfüred (; ; ) is a resort town in Veszprém county, in Hungary. The town with a population of 13,000 is situated on the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It is considered to be the capital of the Northern lake shore and is a yachting destinat ...

's graveyard). Also in Balatonudvari is one of Hungary's few 18 hole championship golf courses, the BalatonGolf Club. This Par 72 course is played over old quarry areas, through wooded hills and over many lakes. Also in the area is a gallery in Balatonudvari. Here there are works of painters, potters and other artists along with exhibitions of local history and ethnography.

External links

Street map

Balatonudvari.hu

References

{{authority control Populated places in Veszprém County