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.
- Village with about 1,330 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 180 metres (570 feet)
- Description: village in Hungary
- Neighbors: Balatonfüred
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tihany Abbey and Tihanyi Forrás Cave.
Tihany Abbey
The Tihany Abbey is a Benedictine monastery established in Tihany in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1055.
Lavender fields in Tihany
Lavender fields in Tihany is a heath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balatonfüred and Szántód.
Tihany
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Latitude
46.91434° or 46° 54′ 52″ north
Longitude
17.8873° or 17° 53′ 14″ east
Open location code
8FRVWV7P+PW
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Tihany” goes by many names.
TihanyAsturian
TihanyBasque
ЦіханьBelarusian
ТиханйBulgarian
TihanyCatalan
TihanyCebuano
蒂豪尼Chinese
TihanyCroatian
TichaňCzech
טיהייןHebrew
TihanyHungarian
TihanyIndonesian
TihanyIrish
TihanyItalian
ティハニJapanese
티허니Korean
TihanyLombard
ТихањMacedonian
TihanyMalay
TihanyMin Nan Chinese
TihanyOccitan (post 1500)
تیهانیPersian
TihanyPolish
TihanyRomanian
Tihany, VeszprémRomanian
ТиханьRussian
ТихањSerbian
TihanySerbo-Croatian
TihanySlovak
TihanySlovenian
TihanySwedish
TihanyTurkish
TihonTurkish
ТиханьUkrainian
تہانیUrdu
TihanyVietnamese
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Polgármesteri hivatal and KOGART Kiállítások Tihany.
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