Letenye
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Town in Zala, Hungary
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Letenye is located in Hungary Letenye Letenye Location of Letenye | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′01′′N 16°43′21′′E / 46.43365°N 16.72248°E / 46.43365; 16.72248 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| 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 |
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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- Feró Nagy (1946-) - Hungarian rock singer, musician
Twin town
[edit ]Letenye is twinned with:
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Pre-Schengen passport stamp from Letenye crossing into Goričan, Croatia.
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A later passport stamp for the same border crossing.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Letenye .
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Letenye .
- Official website in Hungarian
References
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