Leányfalu

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. 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.

Leányfalu
Large village
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Leányfalu
Location of Leányfalu
Coordinates: 47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CountyPest
DistrictSzentendre
Area
  Total15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2018)[1]
  Total3,714
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2016
Area code(+36) 26
Websitewww.leanyfalu.hu

To visit Leányfalu from Budapest, take the local Volán buses on the Budapest Újpest-VároskapuTahitótfaluVisegrádEsztergom 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.

References

  1. "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2018" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.


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