Leányfalu

Leányfalu
Leányfalu
Location of Leányfalu
Coordinates: 47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E / 47.72667°N 19.08944°E / 47.72667; 19.08944Coordinates: 47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E / 47.72667°N 19.08944°E / 47.72667; 19.08944
Country  Hungary
County Pest
Area
  Total 15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 3,159
  Density 168.45/km2 (436.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 2016
Area code(s) 26
Website www.leanyfalu.hu

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 / 47.72667; 19.08944. Located between the branch of the Small Danube (Kis-Duna) and the spurs of the Visegrád Hills, Leányfalu stretches some 5 kilometres in length. It was declared a holiday resort in 1936 and became an independent municipality in 1949.

To visit Leányfalu from Budapest, take the local Volán buses on the Budapest Újpest Városkapu – TahitótfaluVisegrádEsztergom 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.
  • The village received media attention in the Ciaran Tobin extradition case.


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