Marcali (; ) is a town in

Somogy County Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica- ...

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 and ...

, and the seat of

Marcali District Marcali () is a district in north-western part of Somogy County, in Hungary. ''Marcali'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. Geography Marcali D ...

. The settlement is part of the

Balatonboglár wine region The Balatonboglár wine region, also known as the South Balaton wine region, is the only one wine region in Somogy County, Hungary. The area consists of 37 settlements, mainly located on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, but also some near Kap ...

Geography

It lies 14 km south of

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...

, 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 (), the patron of its church. Geography Csücsk� ...

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 Aurél Bernáth (1895–1982) was a Hungarian painter and art theorist. He studied at Nagybánya with István Réti and János Thorma. Bernath fought as a soldier in the First World War and moved to Vienna in 1921. Bernath's painting style was ...

(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 graduate ...

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

Mya Diamond Júlia Koroknai (born 11 April 1981), known by her stage name Mya Diamond, is a Hungarian erotic model and former pornographic actress. In 2006 she won the Ninfa Award for best actress. Biography Diamond, born in Marcali, Hungary, has two young ...

(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 that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated p ...

(born 1976), footballer *

Olivér Kovács Olivér Kovács (born 22 December 1990) is a Hungarian football player who plays for Dorog. Career On 3 July 2022, Kovács signed with Dorog Dorog () is a small town in Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary. It lies north-west from the cente ...

(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 (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 (, ), officially kn ...

(born 1976), footballer *

Lukács Bőle Lukács Bőle (born 27 March 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer as a left winger for Szentlőrinc. Club career Politehnica Iași After playing all his career for Kaposvár, Bőle moved to Romanian club Politehnica Iași. On 26 June ...

(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 Medulin (Italian: ''Medolino''; Venetian: ''Medołin'') is a municipality in the southern part of the Istrian peninsula in Croatia. Medulin is commonly called the "Tip of Istria". Medulin is built around a harbour between Cape Promontore and Cap ...

, 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 Macerata () ...

, Italy *

Toplița Toplița (; , ) is a Municipiu, city in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. The settlement has had multiple name changes: ''Taplócza'', ''Toplicza'', ''Gyergyó-Toplicza'', from February 3, 1861 ''Oláh-Toplicza'', or "Romanian 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

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Street map

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