Letenye
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Letenye | |
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![]() Aerial view of Letenye | |
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![]() ![]() Letenye Location of Letenye | |
Coordinates: 46°26′01″N 16°43′21″E / 46.43365°N 16.72248°ECoordinates: 46°26′01″N 16°43′21″E / 46.43365°N 16.72248°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Zala |
District | Letenye |
Area | |
• Total | 41.74 km2 (16.12 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 4,041[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8868 |
Area code | (+36) 93 |
Motorways | M7, M70 |
Distance from Budapest | 232 km (144 mi) Northeast |
Website | www |
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Town Library in Letenye
Letenye (Croatian: Letinja, Slovene: Letina) is a town in Zala County, Hungary, on the border with Croatia. Across the border is the town of Goričan. Letenye was elevated to town status in 1989.
History[]
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Transport[]
Letenye is the endpoint of the Hungarian M7 motorway from Budapest. The motorway crosses the Croatian-Hungarian border here and connects with the Croatian A4 motorway at Goričan.
Notable people[]
- Feró Nagy (1946-) - Hungarian rock singer, musician
Twin town[]
Letenye is twinned with:
Prelog, Croatia
Pre-Schengen passport stamp from Letenye crossing into Goričan, Croatia.
A later passport stamp for the same border crossing.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Letenye. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Letenye. |
- Official website in Hungarian
References[]
Categories:
- Populated places in Zala County
- Croatia–Hungary border crossings
- Zala geography stubs