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Place in Veszprém, Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Badacsonytomaj (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒdɒt͡ʃoɲtomɒj]) is a village in the Hungarian county of Veszprém with 2,341 inhabitants, as of 2011. It is located at the eastern foot of the volcanic Badacsony hill along the Lake Balaton in Hungary.
Badacsonytomaj | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Veszprém county in Hungary | |
  Badacsonytomaj Location of Badacsonytomaj | |
| Coordinates: 46.80908°N 17.50845°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Veszprém |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.71 km2 (12.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 2,070[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8258 |
| Area code | 87 |
The greatest sight in the village is that of the hill itself, with its spectacular 60−70 m high basalt organs. The region around the town is well known for its high quality Hungarian wines.
The town's name was recently used in a viral promotion by Sony to promote a new feature in their PlayStation 3 Home Service. The viral campaign consisted of billboards being placed around Europe with various letters on them. Players had to piece together the letters and use the resulting word as a code.
As a municipality, it includes the smaller villages of Badacsonyörs and Badacsony as well as the town center of Badacsonytomaj.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, a small Jewish community lived in the village, in 1910 56 Jews lived in the village,[2] most of whom were murdered in the Holocaust.[3] The community had a Jewish cemetery.[4]
Ethnic groups in the city of Badacsonytomaj
Religious groups in the village of Badacsonytomaj
The majority ethnic group in the village is Hungarian (97.34%), followed by German (2.04%).[5] The majority of residents are Roman Catholic (55.15%), 9% have no religion (6.19%). A significant number of residents' religions' are not known.[6]
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