Country Hungary Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 41.74 km² Population 4,552 (2001) | County Zala Postal code 8868 Local time Thursday 8:59 AM Area code 93 | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Letenye, 8868 Hungary
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:
References
Letenye Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA