Ádánd

	Ádánd
	Ádánd
	Ádánd
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Southern Transdanubia
County :	Somogy
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Siófok
District since 1.1.2013 :	Siófok
Coordinates :	46 ° 51 ' N , 18 ° 9' E Coordinates: 46 ° 51 '26 " N , 18 ° 9' 12" E
Area :	29.52 km²
Residents :	2,252 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density :	76 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 84
Postal code :	8653
KSH kódja:	06080
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type :	local community
Mayoress :	Kornélia Szatmári (independent)
Postal address :	Kossuth Lajos u. 50 ; 8653 Ádánd
Website :	adand.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Ádánd is a Hungarian community in the district of Siofok in Somogy county .

Geographical location

Ádánd is about ten kilometers northeast of the city of Siófok and from the southern bank of Lake Balaton , on the Kis-Koppány river. Neighboring communities are Siójut and Ságvár .

history

The place was founded during the time of the Árpáds . At that time there were several smaller settlements in the area of today's municipality. One of them was Hetye, mentioned in the 11th century in the estates of the Veszprém diocese . A brick church was built in Hetye in the Middle Ages, of which a three-story tower with the stumps of the wall of the adjacent part of the church still exists today. The church is surrounded by a cemetery. In 1888 the archaeologist István Szabó carried out excavations. The objects found (pots, horseshoes, buckles, knives, a small silver medal) were included in the collection of the Hungarian National Museum .

Infrastructure

In Ádánd there is a kindergarten, secondary school, library, cultural center, post office, police station, doctor's office, two churches and the mayor's office.