Leányfalu

Large village in Central Hungary, Hungary

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47°43′36″N 19°5′22″E / 47.72667°N 19.08944°E / 47.72667; 19.08944CountryHungaryRegionCentral HungaryCountyPestDistrictSzentendreArea

• Total15.37 km² (5.93 sq mi)Population

(1 January 2023)^[1]

• Total4,003 • Density260/km² (670/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

2016

Area code(+36) 26Websitewww.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]}

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^ Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. 30 October 2023 https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=30809. Retrieved 5 November 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)