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Letenye
Town
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 / 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.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

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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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Letenye.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Letenye.

• Official website in Hungarian

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