Villány

Villány (Wieland, Viljan, Biljan, Vilanje, Vilanj/Вилањ) is a town in Baranya County, Southern Transdanubia Region. It is famous for its wine. Residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs.

Etymology
The name derives from the Hungarian word for lightning, villám. Formerly (centuries ago), the settlement was recorded under this form of name.

History


After the Ottoman occupation until 1918, VILLÁNY was part of the Austrian monarchy, province of Hungary; in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary. A post-office was opened end of 1867 (depending from Oedenburg Post Directorate).

Geography
The city is located in the encounter of three large geographical regions: the Great Hungarian Plain from the south, Baranya Hills from the north, and finally Villány Mountains border it from the west. On the plain, agricultural activity is common. The mountains and the hills provide a suitable place for wine producing.

A fossil site known as "Villány locality 6" or "Villány-Kalkberg Süd" has yielded many vertebrate fossils from Lower Pleistocene.

Demographics
The settlement's population, divided to age groups:

Twin towns — Sister cities
Villány is twinned with:
 * 🇷🇴 Bodoc, Romania
 * 🇩🇪 Eislingen, Germany