Fonyód

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Fonyód
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official_name=Fonyód


subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Somogy
area_total_km2=53.55
population_total=5195
population_as_of=2004
population_density_km2=97.01
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=8640
area_code=85
latd=46.74119
longd=17.55030

Fonyód is a town and holiday resort on the south shore of Lake Balaton, in north-west Somogy, western Hungary, with over 5000 residents.

History

The first mention of Fonyód was in a letter of Saint Ladislaus from 1082, as the village "Funoldi". In 1232, the village was included into the lands of the abbey of Tihany. Maps from the 14th century show Fonyód as an island (with Balaton being larger), with a castle. The castle was occupied and destroyed in 1575 during the Turkish invasion, with no one living in the village by 1580. After the Turkish occupation, Fonyód remained uninhabited until the 19th century.

The construction of a railway around Lake Balaton greatly contributed to the village's development. By 1900, Fonyód had become a holiday resort, and by 1910 over a thousand visitors were arriving each year.

Fonyód attained town status in 1989.

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