Levél (german: Kaltenstein) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county,

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Geography

Levél is in the north-west of

, close to the M1 motorway between

Mosonmagyaróvár Mosonmagyaróvár (; german: Wieselburg-Ungarisch Altenburg; also known by other alternative names) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovakian borders and has a population ...

and

Hegyeshalom Hegyeshalom (; german: Straß-Sommerein) is a village of approximately 3600 inhabitants in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary, on the border with Austria and less than 15 km from the border with Slovakia. History A charter given by Andrew I ...

. It is on the international

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to Hegyeshalom and

Rajka Rajka (german: Ragendorf, sk, Rajka, hr, Rakindrof ) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The village has large Slovak and German minorities. Etymology The name comes from the Slavic personal name ''Rajko'', ''Rajka'' (derive ...

History

The village was first mentioned as ''Kalthostan'' in a

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text of 1410. The Hungarian name first appears in a tax registration in 1532. The Turkish local governor depopulated the village in 1529. In 1570 Maximilian II deported the

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Saxons to the area. The French occupation of 1809 resulted in economic hardship for the population. The village gained access to electricity in 1926. In the

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the village's agricultural produce and livestock was requisitioned by the

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, leading to food shortages. Most of German population was

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after the war. During the Communist era, the area saw economic growth brought on by state investment.

Demographics

The population of the area is gradually increasing. Statistically, 50-60% of the population require income support. Only 6% of the population have completed

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. 49% of the population work in

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, 6.5% in

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and 15% in commerce. Much of the population works in Mosonmagyaróvár.

Infrastructure

The infrastructure of the village is seen as generally good. A

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conduit system was constructed in 1997. 98% of the population have telephone lines, and cable television is common.

External links

Street map

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