Velence
Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence.
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| Coordinates: 47.24177°N 18.64790°E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Fejér |
| District | Gárdony |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.37 km2 (12.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 5,739[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2481 |
| Area code | (+36) 22 |
| Motorways | M7 |
| Distance from Budapest | 47.4 km (29.5 mi) Northeast |
| Website | www |
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
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