Letenye

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2
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official_name=Letenye


subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Zala
area_total_km2=41.74
population_total=4552|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=2001|population_density_km2=109.06
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=8868
area_code=93
latd=46.43365
longd=16.72248

Letenye is a town in Zala county, Hungary, on the border with Croatia. It was elevated to town status in 1989.

History

The town itself was first mentioned in 1314 as "Letnye". The name comes from the Slavic word "leto" meaning "summer".

Famous people from Letenye

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

Twin town

Letenye is twinned with: