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[edit]

Transport[edit]

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[edit]

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

Twin town[edit]

Letenye is twinned with:

• Prelog, Croatia

• 
  Pre-Schengen passport stamp from Letenye crossing into Goričan, Croatia.
• 
  A later passport stamp for the same border crossing.

External links[edit]

• Official website in Hungarian

References[edit]