Nagykanizsa
City with county rights in Zala, Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nagykanizsa (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈnɒckɒniʒɒ]; Croatian: Velika Kaniža/Velika Kanjiža, or just Kaniža/Kanjiža; German: Großkirchen, Groß-Kanizsa; Italian: Canissa; Slovene: Velika Kaniža; Turkish: Kanije), known colloquially as Kanizsa, is a medium-sized city in Zala County in southwestern Hungary. It is a city with county rights.
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Nagykanizsa | |
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Nagykanizsa Megyei Jogú Város | |
Coordinates: 46°27′18″N 16°59′33″E | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Zala |
District | Nagykanizsa |
Government | |
• Mayor | László Balogh (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 148.40 km2 (57.30 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 47,349 |
• Rank | 20th in Hungary |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | kanizsai, nagykanizsai |
Population by ethnicity | |
• Hungarians | 85.1% |
• Roma | 1.3% |
• Germans | 1.0% |
• Croats | 1.0% |
• Romanians | 0.1% |
• Others | 0.6% |
Population by religion | |
• Roman Catholic | 56.7% |
• Greek Catholic | 0.1% |
• Calvinists | 1.9% |
• Lutherans | 1.7% |
• Jews | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.8% |
• Non-religious | 11.1% |
• Unknown | 27.6% |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8800 |
Area code | (+36) 93 |
Motorways | M7 |
Distance from Budapest | 214 km (133 mi) Northeast |
Website | nagykanizsa |
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It lies not far from Lake Balaton at the meeting point of five routes. For centuries the town has been a connecting link. Goods from Slavonia were transported to Graz via Nagykanizsa, and the town played an important role in the trade from the Adriatic Sea to the Alpine region, Vienna, and Budapest.