Letenye

46°26′01″N 16°43′21″E / 46.43365°N 16.72248°E / 46.43365; 16.72248Country HungaryCountyZalaDistrictLetenyeArea • Total41.74 km² (16.12 sq mi)Population • Total4,041^[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code(+36) 93MotorwaysM7, M70Distance from Budapest232 km (144 mi) NortheastWebsitewww.letenye.hu

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

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

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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.

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