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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.
Letenye | |
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 Aerial view of Letenye | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Letenye Location of Letenye | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′01″N 16°43′21″E / 46.43365°N 16.72248°E | |
| 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 |
History
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Transport
editLetenye 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
editLetenye 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Letenye.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Letenye.
- Official website in Hungarian
References
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