Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence.
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Velence Location of Velence | |
Coordinates: 47°14′30″N 18°38′52″E / 47.24177°N 18.64790°E | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Fejér |
District | Gárdony |
Area | |
• Total | 33.37 km2 (12.88 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,739[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2481 |
Area code | (+36) 22 |
Motorways | M7 |
Distance from Budapest | 47.4 km (29.5 mi) Northeast |
Website | www |
Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice, 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).