Abony

Abony Wabing is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

Geography
Abony is a town in the south-east of, between the Danube and Tisza rivers. It is 16 km from Cegléd and 85 km from Budapest, at an elevation of 90 to 100 m. The area is on the River Tisza's wide floodplain which approximates 13000 ha. Its rich black soil contains some sand.

History

 * There are some archaeological finds from the 7th and 8th centuries.
 * The village was part of the shire county of Szolnok in the 13th century.
 * The first known record of the village is in 1450 as Aban.
 * In 1474, Balázs Magyar, his daughter Benigna Magyar and later her husband Pál Kinizsi owned the land.
 * In 1515, István Werbőczy was given the village as a donation.
 * In 1552, it came under Turkish rule, and during the next century it suffered almost complete destruction.
 * At the beginning of 18th century, the village's population was growing, and in 1748 became a small town.
 * On 25 January, 1849, Mór Perczel led the Hungarian troops to win near Abony as part of the Hungarian War of Independence.

In literature
On 12 June 1847 Sándor Petőfi spent a night in the village pub on his way from Nagyszalonta (where he visited János Arany) to Budapest. It is mentioned it in his Journey letters.

Lajos Abonyi, a writer who lived in Abony, recorded a famous folk-song "In Nagyabony there are only two towers" from Zoltán Kodály's Braggadocio. In the song Nagyabony means this village. There is another Nagyabony in Slovakia, called in Slovak Veľké Blahovo. The song's tune is from Slovakia.

Economy
The local economy is mainly based on agriculture: most people are crop farmers, but some grow grapes and fruit.

Landmarks

 * Lajos Abonyi Folk Museum and granary
 * Harkányi Castle
 * Synagogue
 * Roman Catholic church
 * United Reformed Church
 * Talián family mausoleum
 * Family seats: Kostyán, Lavatka, Szapáry, Kisvigyázó (castle), Vigyázó, Ajtay, Sivó, Teszáry

Famous people

 * János Varga, (Abony 21 October 1939 – ), Olympic champion wrestler.
 * Gyula Háy (Abony 5 May 1900 – Ascona, Switzerland 7 May 1975), dramatist and poet.
 * Artúr Balogh (Abony 18 March 1866 – Cluj-Napoca 4 March 1951), Hungarian lawyer, university professor, politician, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Twin towns — sister cities
Abony is twinned with:
 * 🇷🇴 Reci (Hungarian Réty), Romania