Marcali | |
|---|---|
 The Roman Catholic Church of Marcali | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Marcali Location of Marcali | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′09″N 17°24′46″E / 46.58582°N 17.41279°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Marcali |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.5 km2 (39.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 11,216[1] |
| Demonym | marcali |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8700 |
| Area code | (+36) 85 |
| Patron Saint | Holy Mary |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
| Website | Marcali Online |
Marcali (German: Martzal) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary, and the seat of Marcali District.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]
Geography
It lies 14 km south of Lake Balaton, next to the main road 68 and the Somogyszob-Balatonszentgyörgy Railway Line.
Media
Near the village Kisperjés, which belongs to Marcali, there is at 46°36′53.5″N 17°27′53.63″E / 46.614861°N 17.4648972°E a mediumwave broadcasting station with a 126 metres tall guyed mast radiator broadcasting on 1188 kHz with 300 kW.
Notable people
- Aurél Bernáth (1895–1982), painter and art theorist
- Béla Pap de Szill (1845–1916), military officer, politician, Minister of Defence (1906)
- Endre Bán (1934–1995), Roman Catholic priest, theologist and professor
- Mya Diamond (born 1981), pornographic actress and nude model
- Árpád Milinte (born 1976), footballer
- Olivér Kovács (born 1990), footballer
- Márta Vass (born 1962), ultramarathon runner
- Beatrix Balogh (born 1974), handballer
- Béla Virág (born 1976), footballer
- Lukács Bőle (born 1990), footballer
- Zoltán Farkas (born 1989), footballer
Twin towns – sister cities
Künzelsau, Germany
Medulin, Croatia
Morrovalle, Italy
Toplița, Romania
Gallery
Gisella Church
Chapel in the Boronka Cemetery
The building of the music school (built in 1898)
Gáspár Noszlopy Primary School
Saint Barbara Church of Boronka
References
- ↑ Marcali, KSH
- ↑ A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)
- ↑ "Testvérvárosok". marcali.hu (in Hungarian). Marcali. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marcali.
- Official website (in Hungarian)
- Street map (in Hungarian)
- Marcali Portal (in Hungarian)
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