Adony

{{short description|Town in Fejér, Hungary}}

{{See also|Adony (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Adony

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Church of the Visitation, aerial photo, Adony.jpg

| image_caption = Adony, church

| image_shield = HUN Adony Címer.svg

| image_flag = Flag of Adony.svg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{HUN}}

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| pushpin_map = Hungary

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Adony

| pushpin_mapsize =

| map =

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Fejér

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Dunaújváros

| area_total_km2 = 61.05

| population_total = 3679

| population_as_of = 2015

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = [http://www.ksh.hu/apps/shop.kiadvany?p_kiadvany_id=81322&p_temakor_kod=KSH&p_session_id=800051036609396&p_lang=EN Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015]. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 2457

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+36) 25

| coordinates = {{coord|47.11895|18.86538|region:HU|display=inline,title}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.adony.hu/}}

}}

Adony (formerly Duna-Adony; {{langx|de|Adam}}; {{langx|la|Vetus Salina}} or {{lang|la|Vetusallum}}) is a town in Fejér County, Hungary.

Etymology

The town's name comes from the old Hungarian personal name Odun and was attested as such in 1332. Odun possibly formed from the ad verb, meaning 'give'.{{Cite book |last=Kiss |first=Lajos |title=Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára |publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó |year=1980 |isbn=963-05-2277-2 |location=Budapest}}

Twin towns – sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}}

Adony is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Testvérvárosok|url=http://www.adony.hu/testvervarosok/|website=adony.hu|publisher=Adony|language=hu|access-date=2021-04-29}}

People

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