Marcali
Marcali (German: Martzal) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary and the seat of Marcali District.
Marcali
Martzal (in German) | |
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 The Roman Catholic Church of Marcali | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Marcali Location of Marcali | |
| Coordinates: 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(s) | 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 |
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 a mediumwave broadcasting station with a 126 metres tall guyed mast radiator broadcasting on 1188 kHz with 300 kW.
Notable residents
- 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 (1981-), pornographic actress and nude model
Sports
- Árpád Milinte (1976-), footballer
- Olivér Kovács (1990-), footballer
- Sándor Torghelle (1982-), footballer
- Zsolt Nagy (1979-), footballer
- Márta Vass (1962-), ultramarathon runner
- Beatrix Balogh (1974-), handballer
- Béla Virág (1976-), footballer
- Norbert Farkas (1977-), footballer
- Tamás Törtei (1985-), footballer
- Dávid Hegedűs (1985-), footballer
- Róbert Kovácsevics (1979-), footballer
- Imre Deme (1983-), footballer
- Norbert Németh (1981-), footballer
- Lukács Bőle (1990-), footballer
- Zoltán Farkas (1989-), footballer
Gallery
Gizella-templom (English: Gisella Church)
Chapel in the Boronka Cemetery
The building of the music school (built in 1898)
Gáspár Noszlopy Primary School
Szent Borbála-templom (English: Saint Barbara Church) of Boronka
Twin towns — sister cities
Marcali is twinned with:
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marcali. |
- Official website in Hungarian
- Street map (in Hungarian)
- Marcali Portal(Hungarian)
References
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