Abony

Abony () is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
Geography.
Abony is a town in the south-east of , between the Danube and Tisza rivers. It is from Cegléd and from Budapest, at an elevation of . The area is on the River Tisza's wide floodplain which approximates . Its rich black soil contains some sand.
In literature.
On 12 June 1847 Sándor Petőfi spent a night in the village pub on his way from Nagyszalonta (where he visited János Arany) to Budapest. It is mentioned it in his "Journey letters".
Lajos Abonyi, a writer who lived in Abony, recorded a famous folk-song "In Nagyabony there are only two towers" from Zoltán Kodály's "Braggadocio". In the song Nagyabony means this village. There is another Nagyabony in Slovakia, called in Slovak . The song's tune is from Upper Hungary. 
Economy.
The local economy is mainly based on agriculture: most people are crop farmers, but some grow grapes and fruit.
International relations.
Twin towns — sister cities.
Abony is twinned with: