Levél

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Levél Kaltenstein
Flag Coat of arms
Levél Location of Levél
Coordinates: 47°53′37″N 17°12′02″E / 47.89373°N 17.20048°E / 47.89373; 17.20048
Country	Hungary
County	Győr-Moson-Sopron
Area
• Total	24.91 km2 (9.62 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,713
• Density	68.76/km2 (178.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9221
Area code	96
Motorways	M1, M15
Distance from Budapest	170 km (110 mi) Southeast

Levél (German: Kaltenstein) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Levél is in the north-west of Hungary, close to the M1 motorway, between the larger villages of Mosonmagyaróvár and Hegyeshalom. It is also close to EV13.^[2] The village is 7.23 kilometres (4.49 mi) west of the border with Austria, and 12.74 kilometres (7.92 mi) south of the border with Slovakia.

History[edit]

The village was first mentioned as Kalthostan in a German text of 1410. The Hungarian name first appears in a tax registration in 1532.^[1]

The Turkish local governor depopulated the village in 1529.^{[citation needed]} In 1570 Maximilian II deported the Württemberg Saxons to the area.^{[citation needed]} The French occupation of 1809 resulted in economic hardship for the population.^{[citation needed]} The village gained access to electricity in 1926.^{[citation needed]} In the Second World War the village's agricultural produce and livestock was requisitioned by the Wehrmacht, leading to food shortages.^{[citation needed]} Most of German population was deported after the war.^{[citation needed]} During the Communist era, the area saw economic growth brought on by state investment.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[edit]

The population of the area is gradually increasing. Statistically, 50-60% of the population require income support. Only 6% of the population have completed higher education. 49% of the population work in industry, 6.5% in agriculture and 15% in commerce. Much of the population works in Mosonmagyaróvár.^{[citation needed]}

Infrastructure[edit]

The infrastructure of the village is seen as generally good.^{[according to whom?]} A water conduit system was constructed in 1997. 98% of the population have telephone lines, and cable television is common.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Street map (in Hungarian)
• www.level.hu