Zamárdi

Zamárdi is a city in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, in the small area of ​​Siófok Hungary. Covering an area of ​​45.15 km ² live 2,451 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

Geographical location

The city is bordered to the north by Lake Balaton, in the east of the town of Siofok, in the south of Balatonendréd and to the west of Szántód. The highest point of the inhabited locality is the so-called Kőhegy ( " Steinberg") with 176 m.

Zamárdi is accessible via the main road No. 7, the M7 motorway or by train on the railway line Budapest - Székesfehérvár to late autumn.

History

The area of the city has been inhabited for millennia: in the context of the archaeological excavations numerous remains from the prehistoric times, the Bronze Age as well as some Celtic, Germanic and Roman objects appeared. The most important archaeological monument of Zamárdi is the cemetery from the time of the Avars, the largest such locality in the Carpathian Basin with unique finds.

The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1082nd In 1927 she was awarded the title of a greater community. Between 1932 and 1943 the town was named Balatonzamárdi. On 1 July 2008 she was awarded the rank of a city.

By 1997 the community Szántód formed part of Zamárdi, but decided in 1995 in a referendum for independence.

The resort life in the village began in the 1910s, the spectacular development of the bathing settlement then in the 1930s. In our days Zamárdi is regarded as a center for tourism at Lake Balaton, more than 300,000 overnight stays are recorded annually.

Climate

The village is located in the temperate zone. The annual average temperature is 10.3 C, the number of hours of sunshine from 1900 to 2000 hours per year. The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 21 C. The coldest month is January with an average of -1.1 C.

In Zamárdi northwesterly winds are dominant. The gusts of wind drag generally west -southwest of direction. The characteristic especially for the summer months thunderstorms suddenly erupt, go hand in hand with strong wind, but pass by quickly. Annual rainfall averages 700 mm.

Festival

Since 2007, each year the festival Balaton Sound held in the village, in which first and foremost representatives of electronic music occur.

Famous honorary citizen of the city

• Zoltán Kocsis ( born 1952 ), pianist, composer and conductor
• László Benkő ( born 1943 ), musician, member of the rock band Omega
• Tibor Tüskés (1930-2009), writer

Twinning

• Hungary Villány, Hungary
• Székelyvecke Romania, Romania
• Poland Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland
• Germany Malsch ( Wiesloch ), Germany