Location

Balatonudvari is situated by the shore of Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked , Lake Balaton is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"...

, between Örvényes

Örvényes

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 and Balatonakali

Balatonakali

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, to the west of the Tihany Peninsula

Tihany

Tihany is a village on the northern shore of Lake Balaton on the Tihany Peninsula . The whole peninsula is a historical district....

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History

After the foundation of the state it was the property of the Hungarian kings, but by a record from 1164 it is referred to as the possession of the Atyuz Clan. In 1211 the Abbey of Tihany had 6 households here. Properties were donate to the Episcopate and Chapter of Veszprém

Veszprém

Veszprém is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name.-Location:...

 and to the Carthusian Monastery

Carthusian

The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...

 of Lövöld as well.
Though the village had been ruined several times during the 150 years of Turkish rule

Ottoman Hungary

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, still it was an inhabited place with some 15 years of interruptions throughout all this time.

Tourist sights

Famous graveyard in Balatonudvari where heart-shaped tombstones can be found. These tombstones are made of white marble.
Presumably, the tombstones are made between 1808 and 1840, although some of the signs became unreadable through the passing of the time.
Here you can find more than sixty tombstones, which are unique to Hungary. Tombstones like these only can be found in few places (for example in Balatonfüred

Balatonfüred

Balatonfüred is a popular resort town in Veszprém county, in Hungary, with a population of thirteen thousand, situated on the north shore of the Lake Balaton. It is considered to be the capital of the Northern lake shore and has significant yachting life. It is also a favorite location for coarse...

's graveyard).

You can also find a gallery in Balatonudvari. Here you can see the works of painters, potters and other artists along with exhibitions of local history and ethnography.

External links

• Street map
• Balatonudvari.hu