ABSTRACT
The highway which runs from Heves in the east to Komlo in the west divides Atany into two major sections: the Lower End (Alveg) and the Upper End (Felveg). These parts are autonomous in some respects and were even more so before World War II. The local administration divided the Upper and the Lower part into two fertaly-s each. A natural line of partition was the Tenk-Vezekény road, which crossed the Heves-Komlo highway. Neighborly relations reflect the rank and fortune of the neighbors. Poor people are more friendly and talkative with one another, while well-to-do neighbors are more reserved. A field neighborhood may arise from the proximity of plowlands or vineyards. The neighborhood of the house is primarily the domain of the women, while that of the kert is the territory of men. A kert neighborhood is even more difficult to define than a house neighborhood, since the kert-s are usually even more irregularly laid out than the houses.
