Leányfalu
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Leányfalu | |
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Large village | |
Coordinates: 47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E / 47.72667°N 19.08944°E | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Hungary |
County | Pest |
District | Szentendre |
Area | |
• Total | 15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 3,990 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2016 |
Area code | (+36) 26 |
Website | www |
Leányfalu is a riverside village in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It is just north of Szentendre located at 47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E / 47.72667°N 19.08944°E. Located between the branch of the Little Danube (Kis-Duna) and the spurs of the Visegrád Mountains, Leányfalu stretches some 5 kilometres in length. It was declared a holiday resort in 1936 and became an independent municipality in 1949.[citation needed]
To visit Leányfalu from Budapest, take the local Volán buses on the Budapest Újpest-Városkapu – Tahitótfalu – Visegrád – Esztergom line, which leaves around one to three times per hour. By automobile, take route 11 passing through Szentendre.
Trivia
- Some of the best Hungarian writers, artists, and musicians have retreated to Leányfalu.[citation needed]
- The village received media attention in the Ciaran Tobin extradition case.[citation needed]
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References
- ^ Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. 23 September 2024 https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=30809. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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