Fonyód | |
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 Skyline of Fonyód | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: "Town of experiences" | |
 Location of Somogy county in Hungary | |
  Fonyód Location of Fonyód | |
| Coordinates:46°44′28″N17°33′01″E / 46.74119°N 17.55030°E /46.74119; 17.55030 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Fonyód |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Established | 9th century AD |
| Town status | 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | József Hidvégi (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.55 km2 (20.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 4,773[1] |
| • Density | 89.13/km2 (230.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | fonyódi |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 84.3% |
| • Germans | 3.7% |
| • Roma | 1.2% |
| • Croats | 0.2% |
| • Romanians | 0.1% |
| • Greeks | 0.1% |
| • Slovaks | 0.1% |
| • Polish | 0.1% |
| • Ukrainians | 1.1% |
| • Others | 1.0% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 51.3% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.5% |
| • Calvinists | 5.8% |
| • Lutherans | 1.8% |
| • Jews | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| • Non-religious | 13.3% |
| • Unknown | 26.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8640 |
| Area code | (+36) 85 |
| Patron Saint | Saint Stephen |
| Motorways | M7 |
| Distance from Budapest | 154 km (96 mi) Northeast |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
| Website | Fonyód Online |
Fonyód (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈfoɲoːd];German:Fonjod) is a town and holiday resort on the southern shore ofLake Balaton, in north-westSomogy County, westernHungary, with over 4,700 residents. It is the seat ofFonyód District.
The first mention of Fonyód was in a letter ofSaint Ladislaus from 1082, as the villageFunoldi. In 1232, the village was included into the lands of theTihany Abbey. Maps from the 14th century show Fonyód as an island (with Balaton being larger), with a castle. The castle was occupied and destroyed in 1575 during the Turkish invasion, with no one living in the village by 1580. After the Turkish occupation, Fonyód remained uninhabited until the 19th century.
The construction of a railway around Lake Balaton greatly contributed to the village's development. By 1900, Fonyód had become a holiday resort, and by 1910 over a thousand visitors were arriving each year.
Fonyód attained town status in 1989.
The town is famous for its mineral water which is bottled there under the nameFonyódi and is owned by the Croatian company,Jana (part ofAgrokor).[4][5]
The electronics producercms manufacturing (owned by the Austriancms electronics) and the Italian electronics device producerDatalogic operate factories in the town.[6]
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