Leányfalu
Leányfalu | |
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Leányfalu Location of Leányfalu | |
Coordinates: 47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E / 47.72667°N 19.08944°ECoordinates: 47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E / 47.72667°N 19.08944°E | |
Country |
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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 |
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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 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 – 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.
- The village received media attention in the Ciaran Tobin extradition case.
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