Levél
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Levél
Kaltenstein | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Győr-Moson-Sopron county in Hungary | |
  Levél Location of Levél | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′37″N 17°12′02″E / 47.89373°N 17.20048°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.91 km2 (9.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,713 |
| • Density | 68.76/km2 (178.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9221 |
| Area code | 96 |
| Motorways | M1, M15 |
| Distance from Budapest | 170 km (110 mi) Southeast |
Levél (German: Kaltenstein) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.[1]
Geography
[edit]Levél is in the north-west of Hungary, close to the M1 motorway, between the larger villages of Mosonmagyaróvár and Hegyeshalom. It is also close to EV13.[2] The village is 7.23 kilometres (4.49 mi) west of the border with Austria, and 12.74 kilometres (7.92 mi) south of the border with Slovakia.
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned as Kalthostan in a German text of 1410. The Hungarian name first appears in a tax registration in 1532.[1]
The Turkish local governor depopulated the village in 1529.[citation needed] In 1570 Maximilian II deported the Württemberg Saxons to the area.[citation needed] The French occupation of 1809 resulted in economic hardship for the population.[citation needed] The village gained access to electricity in 1926.[citation needed] In the Second World War the village's agricultural produce and livestock was requisitioned by the Wehrmacht, leading to food shortages.[citation needed] Most of German population was deported after the war.[citation needed] During the Communist era, the area saw economic growth brought on by state investment.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]The population of the area is gradually increasing. Statistically, 50-60% of the population require income support. Only 6% of the population have completed higher education. 49% of the population work in industry, 6.5% in agriculture and 15% in commerce. Much of the population works in Mosonmagyaróvár.[citation needed]
Infrastructure
[edit]The infrastructure of the village is seen as generally good.[according to whom?] A water conduit system was constructed in 1997. 98% of the population have telephone lines, and cable television is common.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b www.irq.hu. "Köszöntő". www.level.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ ECF. "Iron Curtain Trail - EuroVelo 13: Austria - Hungary". EuroVelo. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
External links
[edit]- Street map (in Hungarian)
- www.level.hu
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