Lenti () is a town in
Zala County
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,
Hungary
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, located near the border with
Austria
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,
Slovenia
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and
Croatia
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.
Gallery
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Famous inhabitants
*
József Sári
József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph.
Notable people bearing this name include:
* József Bihari (1901–1981), Hungarian actor
* József Bihari (1908–1997), Hungarian linguist
* Jó ...
(1935-), composer
*
László Lackner (1943-), writer
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Lenti is
twinned with
Bad Radkersburg
Bad Radkersburg (; ; archaic Divald, Kornél. 1931. ''Old Hungarian Art''. London: Oxford University Press, p. 117.) is a spa town in the southeast of the Austrian States of Austria, state of Styria, in the Districts of Austria, district of Südo ...
,
Austria
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, and
Lendava
Lendava (; formerly ''Dolnja Lendava'', in older sources also ''Dolenja Lendava''; , formerly ''Alsólendva''; , formerly ''Unter-Limbach'') is a town in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is the seat of the Municipality of Lendava. It forms ...
,
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
Sports
The local sports team is
Lenti TE.
External links
* in Hungarian, English and German
Aerial photographs of Lenti
Populated places in Zala County
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