Balatonszabadi

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Balatonszabadi
Balatonszabadi coat of arms
Balatonszabadi (Hungary)
Balatonszabadi
Balatonszabadi
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Transdanubia
County : Somogy
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Siófok
District since 1.1.2013 : Siófok
Coordinates : 46 ° 53 '  N , 18 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 53 '25 "  N , 18 ° 8' 5"  E
Area : 41.34  km²
Residents : 2,983 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density : 72 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 84
Postal code : 8651
KSH kódja: 16601
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type : local community
Structure : Balatonszabadi, Fokszabadi, Siómaros
Mayoress : Eszter Hosszú-Kanász (independent)
Postal address : Vak Bottyán et al. 102
8651 Balatonszabadi
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Balatonszabadi (formerly Fok-Szabadi ) is a Hungarian community in the district of Siofok in Somogy county . The district of Siómaros belongs to the municipality .

Geographical location

Balatonszabadi is located about six kilometers southeast of the center of the city of Siófok , four kilometers from the southern bank of Lake Balaton , on the left bank of the Sió Canal . The neighboring municipality of Siójut is located on the opposite side of the Sió Canal .

history

According to archaeological finds, the area was already inhabited by Romans, and there was a Roman road near the settlement. The first written mention of the place was found in a purchase contract of the Abbot of Tihany from 1299. In the following times the name of the settlement was noted in tax documents, according to which the residents paid taxes to the provost in Fehérvár . Until 1917 the place was called Fokszabadi (Fok-Szabadi), in 1950 the formerly independent municipality of Siómaros was combined with Balatonszabadi.

Parish partnership

Attractions

  • Batthyány statue ( Batthyány-szobor ), created by Gábor Varga
  • István statue ( István-szobor ), created by Gábor Varga
  • Kossuth statue ( Kossuth Lajos mellszobra ), created in 1894 (the first in the world to be erected by him)
  • Millennium Monument, created in 2001 by Imre Veszprémi
  • Pusztaturm ( Pusztatorony )
  • Reformed church, built in 1794, partly in plait style
  • Reformed church, built in 1800, in the Siómaros district
  • Roman Catholic Church Szent Anna , built in 1778 (late baroque)
  • Roman Catholic Chapel Szűz Mária Istenanyasága , in the Siómaros district
  • Trianon monument ( Trianon emlékmű ), created by Gábor Varga

  • Kossuth statue

  • Employee in the broadcasting tower Balatonszabadi-Sóstó (1955)

  • Push Tower

Sons and daughters of the church

  • János Szikszay (1803–1849), reformed clergyman and freedom fighter
  • Imre Veszprémi (1932–2013), sculptor

traffic

Roads No. 6401 and No. 6403 meet in Balatonszabadi. The nearest train stations are in Siójut and Siófok.

literature

  • Balatonszabadi - Településképi Arculati Kézikönyv 2017. Published by the municipal administration, Balatonszabadi 2017.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Öt Èvre kaptak bizalmat a somogyi polgármesterek. Sonline, October 14, 2019, accessed February 29, 2020 (Hungarian).

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