Marcali

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Marcali

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Marcali, Gyümölcsoltó Boldogasszony-templom.jpg

| image_caption = The Roman Catholic Church of Marcali

| image_shield = HUN_Marcali_Címer.svg

| image_flag = Flag of Marcali.svg

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| image_map = File:SomogyMegye.png

| map_caption = Location of Somogy county in Hungary

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{HUN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southern Transdanubia

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Somogy

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Marcali

| subdivision_type4 = RC Diocese

| subdivision_name4 = Kaposvár

| area_total_km2 = 101.5

| population_total = 11216[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=18500 Marcali, KSH]

| population_as_of = 2017

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym = marcali

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 8700

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+36) 85

| website = {{URL|http://www.marcali.hu/|marcali.hu}}

| pushpin_map = Hungary

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Marcali

| pushpin_mapsize =

| coordinates = {{coord|46.58582|17.41279|region:HU|display=inline,title}}

| blank_name = Patron Saint

| blank_info = Holy Mary

| blank4_name_sec1 = NUTS 3 code

| blank4_info_sec1 = HU232

| blank5_name_sec2 = MP

| blank5_info_sec2 = József Attila Móring (KDNP)

}}

Marcali ({{IPA|hu|ˈmɒrtsɒli}}; {{langx|de|Martzal}}) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary, and the seat of Marcali District.

The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160410182214/http://www.delbalatonibor.hu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/HK-Tan%C3%A1cs-Alapszab%C3%A1ly.pdf A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)]

Geography

It lies 14 km south of Lake Balaton, next to the main road 68 and the Somogyszob-Balatonszentgyörgy Railway Line.

Media

Near the village Kisperjés, which belongs to Marcali, there is at {{coord|46|36|53.5|N|17|27|53.63|E|type:landmark|name=Kisperjes transmitter}} a mediumwave broadcasting station with a 126 metres tall guyed mast radiator broadcasting on 1188 kHz with 300 kW.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}}

Marcali is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Testvérvárosok|url=http://www.marcali.hu/index.php/varosunk/testvervarosok|website=marcali.hu|publisher=Marcali|language=hu|access-date=2021-04-10}}

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

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