Zamárdi

Zamárdi is a town in Somogy County, Hungary. It is known for its beaches at Lake Balaton and for its music festivals during the summer (e.g. Strand Festival, Balaton Sound etc.).

Zamárdi
Town
Descending, from top:Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, Strand Festival, Zamárdi Belvedere, Szamárkő (English: Donkey Rock), Balaton Sound, beach at Lake Balaton
Flag Coat of arms
Zamárdi Location of Zamárdi
Coordinates: 46.88434°N 17.95051°E / 46.88434; 17.95051
Country	Hungary
County	Somogy
District	Siófok
Area
• Total	45.15 km2 (17.43 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	2,440[1]
Demonym	zamárdi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8621
Area code	(+36) 84
Patron Saint	Holy Mary
Motorways	M7
Distance from Budapest	113 km (70 mi) Northeast
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	Mihály Witzmann (Fidesz)
Website	zamardi.hu

The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.^[2]

Activities

Balaton Sound since 2007, Website: https://balatonsound.com/en/. Location: Lake Balaton.

Etymology

There are several explanations of the origin of the name of Zamárdi.

• According to one theory, the village was called before the Mongol invasion Kis Szent Mártir which later changed to Zamárdi. However, there is no proof for that.
• The older part of the village is on a hill, so the residents brought water on the back of donkeys. Therefore, the village was called Szamárd after szamár (English: donkey) and -d suffix.
• The most accepted theory states that the name derives from a person named Zamar or Somar. He could have been the first owner of the village.^[3]

History

Before the arrival of the Hungarians at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries, the area was populated by Avars. In 1972, a large Avaric cemetery was discovered in the village.^[4]

Notable people

• Zoltán Kocsis, virtuoso pianist, conductor and composer

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Zamárdi is twinned with:^[5]

• Malsch, Germany
• Mošćenička Draga, Croatia
• Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland
• Vețca, Romania
• Villány, Hungary

References

1. Zamárdi, KSH
2. A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)
3. Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
4. "The largest Cemetery from the Avar period in the Carpathian Basin"
5. "Testvértelepülések". zamardi.hu (in Hungarian). Zamárdi. Retrieved 2021-03-31.

External links

• Official website
• Street map (Hungarian)