Velence is a town in the county of
Fejér,
Hungary, on the shore of
Lake Velence.
Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of
Venice
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, though they are suffixed differently: "in Velence" is ''Velencén'', while ''Velencében'' refers to the Italian city (Magyar Angol Nagyszótár, Akadémiai Kiadó. See
Hungarian grammar for details).
Notable people
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Alajos Hauszmann (1847–1926), architect, professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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Klára Somogyi
Klára Hensch (, ; 1913–1996) was a Hungarian tennis player in the World War II era. She represented Hungary in many international team matches. She reached the quarterfinal of the Wimbledon doubles event in 1939.
Early life and family
Somogy ...
(1913–1996), tennis player
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Péter Kun
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(1967–1993), hard rock guitarist
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Zsolt Szekeres
Zsolt Szekeres (born 12 July 1975) is a Hungarian football player.
References
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(born 1975), football player
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Anita Kulcsár (1976–2005), handball player
External links
* in Hungarian
References
Populated places in Fejér County
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