Leányfalu

Leányfalu
Large village
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Leányfalu Location of Leányfalu
Coordinates: 47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E / 47.72667°N 19.08944°E / 47.72667; 19.08944
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
County	Pest
District	Szentendre
Area
• Total	15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2023)[1]
• Total	4,003
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2016
Area code	(+36) 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 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}
• The village received media attention in the Ciaran Tobin extradition case.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

References

External links

• Official website
• Leányfalu Link Collection (Hungarian Only)

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