Velence
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Velence | |
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| Postal code | 2481 |
| Area code | (+36) 22 |
| Motorways | M7 |
| Distance from Budapest | 47.4 km (29.5 mi) Northeast |
| Website | www |
Velence is a town in the county of
Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence
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Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice, though they are suffixed differently: "in Velence" is Velencén, while Velencében refers to the Italian city (Magyar Angol Nagyszótár, Akadémiai Kiadó. See Hungarian grammar for details).
Notable people
- Alajos Hauszmann (1847–1926), architect, professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Klára Somogyi (1913–1996), tennis player
- Péter Kun (1967–1993), hard rock guitarist
- Zsolt Szekeres (born 1975), football player
- Anita Kulcsár (1976–2005), handball player
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Velence.
- Official website in Hungarian
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