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Present and Past
"Only through my father's memories do I remember those times when a few hundred houses in Mezőföld, Transdanubia, with their backs turned to each other made complete the village that is known by the name of Enying today by travellers taking delight in this beautiful richness surrounding the village. It has become a nest of welfare as if it was the motherland of all the blessings of God stretching over on the plain called Mezőföld up to River Danube and the Baranya Mountains."
(Gereben Vas: Great Times, Great People (1856) - extract)
This small town with a population of 7300 people is situated in Fejér county, near the south-eastern tip of Lake Balaton, in a fertile area called Mezőföld. The first written document of the settlement dates back to 1138, to the land register of the provostry of Dömös. Due to its advantageous geographical location, after the Tartar 'plague' and the reign of the Ottoman Turks the village could be rebuilt very quickly. After several new owners (bishop of Veszprém, the Rozgonyi Family, the Batthyány Family, the Ányos Family, the Török Family, the Babocsay Family) Enying became a property of the Batthyány Family again and from that time on the development of the settlement and that of the estate were linked together.
 Enying got its typical look during the 18th and 19th centuries. This was the period when the most significant constructions of the estate organized by Duke Fülöp Batthyány started: the enlargement of the Batthyány palace, the construction of the under-steward buildings, the farm buildings and the English park surrounding the palace, as well as of the catholic church. These buildings are the ones that determined the town-like appearance of Enying and they dominate the townscape today.
The settlement was a district seat between 1867 and 1961. The railway line connecting Veszprém with Dombóvár was built in 1880 and within the framework of this a railway station was built in Enying as well.
At the end of the 19th century there was a post office, a telegraph office and a savings bank in Enying.
The settlement which was annexed to Fejér county from Veszprém county in 1950 was given a municipal status in 1992. These days it is the administrative, commercial, health, education and cultural centre of the small region.
With its wide, nicely-kept main street, nice public buildings and gardens full of flowers, the settlement cut into half by main road no. 64 is a pleasant, cosy small town.
Settlement districts: Alsótekeres, Balatonbozsok, Kabókapuszta és Leshegy-Ófalu.
The Fruit and Ornamental Tree Garden, which was established by the Schrikker Family and which is famous all over the country, can be found in Alsótekeres.
A certificate from 1082 proves that the first owner of Balatonbozsok was the St. Michael church of Veszprém. In 1435 the 'Bozsok predium' was registered as a property of the Fejérvár Church. Until the 'Compromise' in 1867 Balatonbozsok was the district seat, then in 1867 Enying was given this status. Until the Veszprém-Dombóvár railway line was constructed, grain was transported through Bozsok from the south, from Veszprém. The village was a resting place for travellers where every third house was a guest-house at that time. The Turks destroyed the roof of its church from the Árpád era but the citizens reconstructed it.
The first settlement was situated on the hill near the church, then after the Turkish rule the village started to grow on its present line. In 1966 it was united with Enying from an administrative point of view.
In accordance with a legend from the Turkish times, a hidden path ran from Leshegy-Ófalu to the earthwork of the Török Family possessing Enying in the 15th century.
Similarly to the other settlements of the Enying small region, horse tourism has a great tradition also in Enying. The Kabóka horse farm in Kabókapuszta offers nature lovers horse-riding, cross-country riding and fishing opportunities in the picturesque area surrounded by forests, meadows and fish lakes.
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