Lenti
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Western Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Zala | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Lenti | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 37 ' N , 16 ° 33' E | ||||
| Area : | 73.8 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 7,992 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 108 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 92 | ||||
| Postal code : | 8960 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 12575 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2012) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | László Horváth | ||||
| Postal address : | Zrínyi u. 4 8960 Lenti |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Lenti (German: Nempthy ) is an in Zala county located Hungarian city. 7,992 inhabitants live in an area of 73.8 km² (as of 2011).
geography
Lenti is a sub-center in western Hungary with a thermal spa, it is located about 80 km from Lake Balaton, not far from the Austrian (35 km), Slovenian (15 km) and Croatian (25 km) borders near (32 km) the town of Zalaegerszeg .
history
The first mention of it comes from the year 1237. The name was written as Nempthy ( Németi ), which indicates the presence of German settlers . In the 16th and 17th centuries it played a more important role when its increasingly important castle was built next to the swampy Kerka River on an island during the Turkish battles . After the fighting, the settlement lost its importance, it was only in the last few decades that it was assessed as important again. A few kilometers from Lenti is Rédics , a border crossing point to Slovenia with heavy border traffic.
Monuments and landmarks
The castle is a baroque style storage building from the 18th century, next to the Kerka river, in an L shape. There is a small pond around them.
The Roman Catholic Church was built in the last years of the 17th century. There is also a Trinity monument and the sculpture of Stefan the Saint (1996, János Béres).
There is a belfry in Lentiszombathely (from the 18th century) and in Bárszentmihályfa (from the 20th century).
Thermal bath
In 1970 40 ° C warm water was found, the thermal bath was opened in 1978, since then it has been developing steadily. Today, the covered pools and the open-air facilities are becoming increasingly popular with guests at home and abroad. A special feature is the energy park belonging to the pool , in which, according to self-promotion, the so-called St. George lines run, in which earth radiation is supposed to be bundled.
gallery
Aerial view
Twin cities
Web links
- Aerial views over Lenti
- Homepage of the thermal bath in German
- Lenti on 24cities.eu, Competence Center Steirisches Thermenland -Oststeiermark
- Illustration by Lukas Schnitzer from 1665: Illustration of the Vöstung Nembti in Hungary 1665 ( digitized version )