Letenye

Letenye

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°E / 46.43365; 16.72248Coordinates: 46°26′01″N 16°43′21″E / 46.43365°N 16.72248°E / 46.43365; 16.72248
Country  Hungary
County Zala
Area
  Total 41.74 km2 (16.12 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 4,552
  Density 109.06/km2 (282.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 8868
Area code(s) 93
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

The town itself was first mentioned in 1314 as Letnye. The name comes from the Slavic word leto meaning summer.

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.

Famous people from Letenye

Feró Nagy (1946-) - Hungarian rock singer, musician

Twin town

Letenye is twinned with:

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