Marcali (german: Martzal) is a town in

Somogy County Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

, and the seat of Marcali District. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.

Geography

It lies 14 km south of Lake Balaton, next to the main road 68 and the ''

Somogyszob Somogyszob is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is situated on the southwest side of Somogy county, approximately 8 km north from Nagyatád. Geography The village located at near to Kaszó, and it is surrounded by forests with a re ...

Balatonszentgyörgy Balatonszentgyörgy is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is near to the village of Balatonberény. The village is next to Lake Balaton. Etymology The village got its name after Saint George ( hu, Szent György), the patron of its church. ...

Railway Line''.

Media

Near the village Kisperjés, which belongs to Marcali, there is at a mediumwave broadcasting station with a 126 metres tall guyed mast radiator broadcasting on 1188 kHz with 300 kW.

Notable people

* Aurél Bernáth (1895–1982), painter and art theorist * Béla Pap de Szill (1845–1916), military officer, politician, Minister of Defence (1906) *

Endre Bán Endre Bán (1 June 1934 in Marcali, Hungary – 24 July 1995 in Szombathely, Hungary) was a Hungarian Catholic priest, theologian, and professor. Bán went to secondary grammar school in Pécs, called ''Nagy Lajos Gimnázium'', where he ...

(1934–1995), Roman Catholic priest, theologist and professor *

Mya Diamond Mya Diamond (born 11 April 1981) is a Hungarian pornographic actress and erotic model. In 2006 she won the Ninfa Award for best actress. Biography Diamond, born in Marcali, Hungary, has two younger siblings, a sister and a brother, with her sis ...

(born 1981), pornographic actress and nude model *

Árpád Milinte Árpád Milinte (born 4 May 1976 in Marcali) is a Hungarian football (goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged ...

(born 1976), footballer *

Olivér Kovács Olivér Kovács (born 22 December 1990 in Marcali) is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Szolnoki MÁV FC Szolnoki MÁV FC is a Hungarian football club, from the city of Szolnok. In 2010 it gained promotion to the National C ...

(born 1990), footballer *

Márta Vass Márta Vass (Hungarian pronunciation: �ma:rtə ˈvɑːʃ born July 6, 1962, in Marcali and raised in Nemesdéd, Hungary) is a Hungary, Hungarian ultramarathon runner, former IAU100km European champion and multiple IAU 100 km World Champ ...

(born 1962), ultramarathon runner *

Beatrix Balogh Beatrix Csatáné Balogh (born 12 December 1974) is a retired Hungarian handball player, European champion and Olympic silver medalist. She retired from professional handball in 2011. Between 2011 and 2016, Balogh was the player-coach of Marc ...

(born 1974), handballer *

Béla Virág Béla Virág (born 12 April 1976 in Marcali) is a Hungarian football player who last plays for FC Sachsen Leipzig. Honours * Hungarian League: winner 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 *Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) ...

(born 1976), footballer * Lukács Bőle (born 1990), footballer * Zoltán Farkas (born 1989), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Marcali is twinned with: *

Künzelsau Künzelsau (; East Franconian: ''Kinzelse'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, in south central Germany. It is the capital of the Hohenlohe district. It is located on the river Kocher, 19 km (12 mi) north of Schwäbisch Hall, and 37& ...

, Germany * Medulin, Croatia *

Morrovalle Morrovalle is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about east of Macerata. Morrovalle borders the following municipalities: Corridonia, Macerata, Monte San Giust ...

, Italy * Toplița, Romania

Gallery

Gizella templom - panoramio.jpg, Gisella Church Kicsiny kápolna a boronkai temetőben - panoramio.jpg, Chapel in the Boronka Cemetery Marcali, Városi Zeneiskola - panoramio.jpg, The building of the music school (built in 1898) Noszlopy Gáspár Általános iskola - panoramio.jpg, Gáspár Noszlopy Primary School A boronkai templom - panoramio.jpg, Saint Barbara Church of Boronka

References

External links

*
Street map

Marcali Portal
Populated places in Somogy County History of Somogy Hungarian German communities in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub