Abony

• Official Name — Abony • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Hungary • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Pest • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Pest • Subdivision Type3 — Subregion • Subdivision Name3 — Cegléd • Area Total Km2 — 127.97 • Elevation Min M — 90 • Elevation Max M — 100 • Postal Code — 2740 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Area Code — +36 53 • Area Code Type — Area code • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Total Type — Total • Population Total — 15681 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Density Urban Km2 — auto • Population Density Metro Km2 — auto • Population As Of — 2008 • Custom Label Sec1 — KSH code • Custom Data Sec1 — 27872 • Website — www.abony.hu Abony (Wabing) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

Abony is a town in the south-east of Pest, between the Danube and Tisza rivers. It is 16 km from Cegléd and 85 km from Budapest, at an elevation of 90 to. The area is on the River Tisza's wide floodplain which approximates 13000 ha. Its rich black soil contains some sand.

The name of the town developed from the diminutive form of the name Aba, which is of Turkic origin. It was attested as Abon in 1466.

• There are some archaeological finds from the 7th and 8th centuries. • The village was part of the shire county of Szolnok in the 13th century. • The first known record of the village is in 1450 as Aban. • In 1474, Balázs Magyar, his daughter Benigna Magyar and later her husband Pál Kinizsi owned the land. • In 1515, István Werbőczy was given the village as a donation. • In 1552, it came under Turkish rule, and during the next century it suffered almost complete destruction. • At the beginning of the 18th century, the village's population was growing, and in 1748 became a small town. • On 25 January 1849, Mór Perczel led the Hungarian troops to win near Abony as part of the Hungarian War of Independence.

Jews lived in the city from the 18th century. The synagogue was established in 1756, and in 1788 the Jewish school was founded. In 1840, 912 Jews lived in the city. In May 1944, a ghetto was established by order of the German army, where the Jews of the city and the surrounding area were concentrated. In June, ghetto Jews were deported in two transports to the Auschwitz extermination camp.

The local economy is mainly based on agriculture: most people are crop farmers, but some grow grapes and fruit.

• Illustration — Mansion in Abony • Lajos Abonyi Folk Museum and granary • Harkányi Castle • Synagogue • Roman Catholic church • United Reformed Church • Talián family mausoleum • Family seats: Kostyán, Lavatka, Szapáry, Kisvigyázó (castle), Vigyázó, Ajtay, Sivó, Teszáry

• János Varga, (1939 – 2022), Olympic champion wrestler. • Gyula Háy (1900 – 1975), dramatist and poet. • Artúr Balogh (1866 – 1951), Hungarian lawyer, university professor, politician, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. • László Endre (1895 - 1946), politician and Nazi collaborator • Zoltán Mucsi (b. 1957 -), actor • László Földi (b. 1952 –), politician • Norbert Kállai (b. 1984 –), footballer

Abony is twinned with: • Romania Reci (Hungarian Réty), Romania