Villány
Encyclopedia
Villány is a town in Baranya county
, Hungary
that is famous for its wine
.
The city is located in the encounter of three large geographical regions: the Great Hungarian Plain
from the south, Baranya Hills from the north, and finally Villány Mountains
border it from the west.
On the plain, agricultural activity is common. The mountains and the hills provide a suitable place for wine producing.
Baranya (county)
Baranya is the name of an administrative county in present Hungary, in the Baranya region, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary ....
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
that is famous for its wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
.
Etymology
The name derives from the Hungarian word for lightning, villám. Formerly (centuries ago), the settlement was recorded under this form of name.Geography
Great Hungarian Plain
The Great Hungarian Plain is a plain occupying the southern and eastern part of Hungary, some parts of the Eastern Slovak Lowland, southwestern Ukraine, the Transcarpathian Lowland , western Romania , northern Serbia , and eastern Croatia...
from the south, Baranya Hills from the north, and finally Villány Mountains
Villány Mountains
Villány Mountains is a relatively low mountain range located west from the town of Villány, in Baranya county, Southern Hungary.Its highest summit, the Szársomlyó is just 442 metres high. The latter has an extraordinary flora: on its southern slopes, the climate is mediterranean; the percentage...
border it from the west.
On the plain, agricultural activity is common. The mountains and the hills provide a suitable place for wine producing.
Demographics
The settlement's population, divided to age groups:| Group | 2006 |
| 0–5 years old | 108 |
| 6–13 years old | 204 |
| 14–17 years old | 143 |
| 18–54 years old | 1450 |
| 55–69 years old | 328 |
| over 70 | 404 |