Leányfalu is a riverside village in
Pest county,
Budapest metropolitan area
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,
Hungary
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. It is just north of
Szentendre
Szentendre, also known as Saint Andrew is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri ...
located at . Located between the branch of the
Little Danube (Kis-Duna) and the spurs of the
Visegrád Mountains
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Geography
The Visegrád Mountains are the direct northern neighbour of the Pilis Mountains. Although the two ranges form a geographical unit as both of them of ...
, Leányfalu stretches some 5 kilometres in length. It was declared a holiday resort in 1936 and became an independent municipality in 1949.
To visit Leányfalu from
Budapest
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, take the local
Volán buses on the Budapest
Újpest-Városkapu –
Tahitótfalu –
Visegrád –
Esztergom
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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.
* The village received media attention in the
Ciaran Tobin extradition case.
Gallery
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References
External links
*
Leányfalu Link Collection (Hungarian Only)
Populated places in Pest County
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