Tihany
Tihany is a village on the northern shore of Lake Balaton on the Tihany Peninsula. The whole peninsula is a historical district. The center of the district is the Benedictine Tihany Abbey, which was founded in 1055 AD by András I, who is buried in the crypt.Notable Places in the Area
Tihany Abbey
Monastery
The Tihany Abbey is a Benedictine monastery established in Tihany in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1055. Photo: Civertan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Localities in the Area
Balatonfüred
Balatonfüred is a resort town in Veszprém county, in Hungary, with a population of 13,000, situated on the northern shore of Lake Balaton. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.Zamárdi
Town
Zamárdi is a famous holiday town in Somogy County, Hungary known for its beaches at Lake Balaton and for its music festivals during the summer. Zamárdi is situated 5 km southeast of Tihany. Photo: Civertan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balatonföldvár
Town
Balatonföldvár is a popular resort town in Somogy, Hungary, on the southern side of Lake Balaton, approximately 120 km southwest from Budapest and about 23 km southwest from Siófok, the "capital of Balaton". Balatonföldvár is situated 7 km south of Tihany. Photo: Wiki-wuki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tihany
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Hungary
- Category: municipality of Hungary
- Location: Veszprém County, Central Transdanubia, Hungary, Central Europe, Europe
- Neighbors: Balatonfüred
Latitude 46.9122° or 46° 54' 44" north | Longitude 17.8918° or 17° 53' 30.3" east |
Population 1380 | Elevation 175 metres (574 feet) |
OpenStreetMap ID node 30747764 | GeoNames ID 3043927 |
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Also Known As
- Asturian: Tihany
- Belarusian: Ціхань
- Bulgarian: Тиханй
- Catalan: Tihany
- Cebuano: Tihany
- Chinese: Tihany
- Chinese: 蒂豪尼
- Croatian: Tihany
- Czech: Tihany
- Dutch: Tihany
- Esperanto: Tihany
- Finnish: Tihany
- French: Tihany
- Galician: Tihany
- German: Tihany
- Hebrew: טיהאן
- Hebrew: טיהיין
- Hungarian: Tihany
- Italian: Tihany
- Korean: 티허니
- Macedonian: Тихањ
- Malay: Tihany
- Min Nan Chinese: Tihany
- Occitan (post 1500): Tihany
- Persian: تیهانی
- Polish: Tihany
- Portuguese: Tihany
- Romanian: Tihany, Veszprém
- Romanian: Tihany
- Russian: Тихань
- Serbian: Тихањ
- Serbo-Croatian: Tihany
- Slovak: Tihany
- Slovenian: Tihany
- Spanish: Tihany
- Swedish: Tihany
- Turkish: Tihany
- Ukrainian: Тихань
- Vietnamese: Tihany
In the Area
Localities
- Balatonfüred-fürdő4 km north
- BaricskaLocality, 4½ km north
- Vörös-málLocality, 4½ km northwest
- Lapos-telekLocality, 4½ km northwest
Landmarks
- Belső-tóLake
- Tihanyi-félszigetPeninsula
- Csúcs-hegySummit, 3 km west
- Balatonfüred VasútállomásRailroad station, 4 km north
Other Places
- Club TihanyHotel
- Tihany-rév HajóállomásHarbor, 2½ km south
- Tihanyi-szorosLake channel, 3½ km south
- Zamárdi Vasúti MegállóhelyRailroad stop, 3½ km south
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