The center of the district is the Benedictine Tihany Abbey, which was founded in 1055 AD by András (Andrew) I, who is buried in the crypt.

The founding charter of this abbey is the first extant record of Hungarian language, preserved in Pannonhalma Benedictine Archabbey.

The still functioning abbey is a popular tourist attraction due to its historical and artistic significance.

The other part of the legend concerns with the "goats' nails", washed ashore from Balaton, which are in fact corners of prehistoric clams.

The name comes from the Slavic Tichoň: quiet, a silent man (derived from ticho: silence).