Bonyhád
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Hungary | |||
Region : | Southern Transdanubia | |||
County : | Tolna | |||
Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Bonyhád | |||
Coordinates : | 46 ° 17 ′ N , 18 ° 31 ′ E | |||
Area : | 72.13 km² | |||
Residents : | 13,829 (Jan. 1, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 192 inhabitants per km² | |||
Telephone code : | (+36) 74 | |||
Postal code : | 7150 | |||
KSH kódja: | 06497 | |||
Structure and administration (status: 2014) | ||||
Community type : | city | |||
Mayoress : | Ibolya Gyöngyi Filóné Ferencz (Fidesz-KDNP) | |||
Postal address : | Széchenyi tér 12 7150 Bonyhád |
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(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) |
Bonyhád [ ˈboɲhaːd ] ( German : Bonnhard ) is a town with almost 14,000 inhabitants in the south of Hungary in Tolna County .
location
Bonyhád is the economic, cultural and administrative center of the small area of the same name . The city is located near the Mecsek Mountains and is about 30 km away from the city of Pécs .
Larger places in the vicinity within a radius of about 30 km are Bátaszék (Tolna county), Decs , Kakasd , Komló , Lengyel (prehistory and early history, Lengyel culture ), Magyaregregy , Mecseknádasd , Murga , Nagypall , Óbánya , Pécs , Pécsvárad , Sióagárd , Szászvár , Szedres , Tolna , Szekszárd , Zengővárkony and Zomba.
Surname
The name goes back either to Bony (boggy, watery place) or to the Duke Bonyha from the time of the Árpáden .
history
Bonyhád received the rank of market town from Emperor Joseph II in 1782 and became the center of the region. In the age of feudalism , the economy developed through the Bonyháder cattle , the enamel factory (since 1909) and the shoe factory (since 1917). Its many schools have also increased Bonyhád's regional importance.
Town twinning
- Borsec in Romania , since 2013
- Hochheim am Main in Germany , since 1997
- Jastrowie in Poland , since 2005
- Pančevo in Serbia , since 2010
- Siculeni in Romania, since 2016
- Treuchtlingen in Germany, since 2011
- Tvrdošovce in Slovakia , since 1998
- Wernau (Neckar) in Germany, since 1989
Buildings and facilities
There is a Roman Catholic and a Protestant church, an old synagogue , the crypt of the Ermel-Vojnits family and some chapels in the village . The Börzsöny district also belongs to the village. There is also a museum of the Völgység region and a fire brigade museum , the “Swabian” room in the House of the Hungarian Germans ( Danube Swabians ), an exhibition on the history of enamel production , the “Imre Solymár” city library and the youth and culture center named after Mihály Vörösmarty .
sons and daughters of the town
- Heinrich Mühl (1901–1963), German politician
- Ladislau Bonyhádi (1923–1997), Romanian football player
- Lazlo Balogh (1954–1973), fatality on the inner-German border
- Luca Szekerczés (* 1994), handball player
Web links
- Official website (Hungarian)
- Aerial photos of Bonyhád