Balatonboglár
title: "Balatonboglár" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-somogy-county", "history-of-somogy", "lake-balaton"] topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balatonboglár" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Balatonboglár |
| other_name | Boglárlelle (1979–1991, together with Balatonlelle) |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | File:Balatonboglár, Kugel-Aussichtsplattform 2014-08 (8).jpg |
| image_caption | Skyline of Balatonboglár |
| image_shield | HUN_Balatonboglár_Címer.svg |
| image_flag | Flag of Balatonboglár.svg |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| pushpin_map | Hungary |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Balatonboglár |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Southern Transdanubia |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Somogy |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Fonyód |
| subdivision_type4 | RC Diocese |
| subdivision_name4 | Kaposvár |
| area_total_km2 | 32.04 |
| population_total | 5568 |
| population_as_of | 2017 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | boglári, balatonboglári |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 8630 |
| area_code | (+36) 85 |
| coordinates | |
| blank_name | Motorways |
| blank_info | M7 |
| blank2_name | Distance from Budapest |
| blank2_info | 144 km Northeast |
| blank4_name_sec1 | NUTS 3 code |
| blank4_info_sec1 | HU232 |
| blank5_name_sec2 | MP |
| blank5_info_sec2 | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
| website | |
| :: |
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Balatonboglár is a resort town situated on the south shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy County, Hungary. It is the official centre of the Balatonboglár wine region, and is often called the "town of grapes and wine."
Between 1979 and 1991 Balatonboglár formed a single settlement together with Balatonlelle under the name Boglárlelle.
History
The region has been populated for more than six thousand years. The area was first documented in 1211. The first bathing association was established in 1904, and Balatonboglár was declared a medicinal bath in 1912. Balatonboglár and Balatonlelle were unified as Boglárlelle from 1979 until October 1, 1991.
The Xantus look-out tower, the symbol of the city, resides on top of a hill and is well lit at night. It is named for John Xantus de Vesey.
Main sights
Statue of Pál Teleki
The city is host to a statue honoring a controversial figure in Hungarian history, Pál Teleki, who was twice prime minister of Hungary. Teleki was regarded by some as a flawed hero and he remained a controversial person long after his death. This was reflected in a public dispute covered in the Hungarian media during early 2004 over a statue of him, marking the 63rd anniversary of his death. The statue by sculptor was originally to be installed opposite the President's official residence in Budapest. However, the Minister of Culture István Hiller, following pressure from the Wiesenthal Center, canceled these plans. On 5 April 2004, the statue was finally placed in the courtyard of the Catholic Church in Balatonboglár. Balatonboglar had during World War II been host to thousands of Polish refugees who opened in that town one of only two secondary schools for Poles in Europe during 1939-1944. They credited Teleki with opening Hungary's borders to them and named a street in Warsaw for him after the war ended.
Gallery
File:Lake Balaton in Balatonboglár.jpg|Lake Balaton in Balatonboglár File:Saint Stephen of Hungary Statue in Balatonboglár.jpg|Saint Stephen of Hungary Statue File:War Memorial in Balatonboglár - Plaque of those who died in the First World War.jpg|War Memorial - Plaque of those who died in the First World War File:War Memorial in Balatonboglár.jpg|War Memorial File:Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption in Balatonboglár.jpg|Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption
References
References
- ''[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=33853]''. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- (2005-01-05). "U.S. Department of State: Report on Global Anti-Semitism".
- Gyorgyi Jakobi. (2004-09-04). "Hero or traitor? - statue of a controversial Hungarian Prime Minister unveiled, but not in Budapest".
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