Bóly

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Bóly
Bóly coat of arms
Bóly (Hungary)
Bóly
Bóly
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Transdanubia
County : Baranya
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Mohács
Coordinates : 45 ° 58 ′  N , 18 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E
Area : 25.34  km²
Residents : 3,984 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density : 157 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 69
Postal code : 7754
KSH kódja: 33154
Structure and administration (as of 2012)
Community type : city
Mayor : József Hárs
Postal address : Rákóczi Ferenc u. 3
7754 Bóly
Website :
(Source: at Központi statisztikai hivatal )
Batthyány Castle in Bóly

Bóly (Eng .: Bohl ) is a small town in the south of Hungary . It is located in County Baranya and belongs to the small area Mohács .

location

Bóly is about 200 km south of Budapest , 30 km southeast of Pécs and 15 km west of Mohács.

history

The settlement was first mentioned in writing in 1421 with the name Bool . The landowners were the Batthyány and Neipperg families , later Montenuovo , and the Bishop of Pécs . The first German families settled in the town in 1731. The place was therefore also known under the name Németbóly (Deutsch-Bohl). In 1900 Bóly became a large municipality.

The Batthyány and Montenuovo family crypt is located in the village . Here in 1927 the last chief steward of Emperor and King Franz Joseph I , Prince Alfred von Montenuovo , was buried in Vienna after his death.

Most of the ethnic German families were expropriated in 1946 and by Germany in the federal state of Hesse forcibly resettled. In 1997 Bóly was promoted to town.

traffic

Since March 31, 2010, Bóly can be reached from Budapest and Pécs via the M6 and M60 motorways.

economy

In Bóly there is a large agricultural combine ( Bólyi Mezögazdasági RT. ). A large industrial park is currently being built with over 1000 jobs.

Surroundings

The area around Bóly is characterized by agriculture and viticulture. It is located just a few kilometers from the Villány-Siklós wine region . Bóly is also on the Mohács - Villány ( Fehérbórút ) white wine route . Since 2008 there has also been a cycle path connection to Villány .

Community partnerships

Web links

Commons : Bóly  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. City administration. In: City of Bóly. Retrieved April 14, 2020 (Hungarian).
  2. Bóly / Bohl - German traces along the Danube - travel, encounter, experience. In: Donauschwäbisches Zentralmuseum Foundation . Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
  3. a b Boly Bool Deutschbohl Németbóly. In: Hungarian educational archive for e-books and media “Erbe-Kultur” (“Örökség-Kultúra”: Oktatási E-Könyv- és Médiatár). Retrieved April 14, 2020 .
  4. The history of the city of Bóly. In: City of Bóly. Retrieved April 14, 2020 .