Balatonlelle is a resort town in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary, on the southern shore of Lake Balaton about 35 kilometers west of Siófok. It becomes a vacation hub in warmer months, drawing visitors mainly from Hungary and Germany to its beach, aquatic park, go-cart track and seasonal wine festival.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Balatonlelle (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 4,860 (2025)
2. Balatonlelle (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1229
The first written mention of a settlement here from a 1229 letter, referring to the village as "Lela".
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1229
The first written mention of a settlement here from a 1229 letter, referring to the village as "Lela".
Source text, founding-year: 1229
The first written mention of a settlement here from a 1229 letter, referring to the village as "Lela".
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Balatonlelle coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevationQuote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 109.0 ]
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 17.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 17.75
46.75 17.75 Cfb
5. GeoNames: Balatonlelle - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3055551, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 3055551, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
46.78318 17.69498 P PPL HU 17 4910 112 Europe/Budapest
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