Mány

Mány
Mány

Location of Mány

Coordinates: 47°31′58″N 18°39′16″E / 47.5328°N 18.65455°E / 47.5328; 18.65455Coordinates: 47°31′58″N 18°39′16″E / 47.5328°N 18.65455°E / 47.5328; 18.65455
Country  Hungary
County Fejér
Area
  Total 44.72 km2 (17.27 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 2,374
  Density 53.08/km2 (137.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2065
Area code(s) 22
Website www.many.hu

Location

Mány is located in the northeast side of Fejér county, in the Zsámbéki-basin.

History

In the middle ages Mány was in Esztergom county. Mány and Örs were fully destroyed in the first decades of the Turkish occupation. From 1611 there was a Batthyány estate, but in 1680 Batthyány family pledged their estates in Mány and Bicske. In 1703 Mány was moved to Fejér county. At the World War I 630 young man joined the army, and 115 them never returned home. For them, Mány set a monument in 1927. In 1944 World War II reached Mány. The Soviet ring surrounding Budapest was located in the border of Mány.

Relations

Mány's German sister city is Leimen, and the Szekely sister village is Mezőbánd in Mures county.

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