Nagykanizsa is a medium-sized city with county rights in Zala County in southwestern Hungary, near Lake Balaton at the meeting point of five historic trade routes connecting Slavonia, Graz, the Adriatic, the Alps, Vienna and Budapest. According to 2017 data it had 47,349 residents, making it the 20th largest city in Hungary.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude46.455833 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Nagykanizsa (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 42,042 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 46.455833, longitude 16.9975
P2046 (area)
area 148.4 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 42042 (2025)
View the Source2. Nagykanizsa (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1245
The name Kanizsa was first mentioned in a document in 1245.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1245
The name Kanizsa was first mentioned in a document in 1245.
Source text, founding-year: 1245
The name Kanizsa was first mentioned in a document in 1245.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Nagykanizsa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3047679
46.45347 16.99104 P PPL HU 24 47349 152 Europe/Budapest
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 152 m
View the Source 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 46.25, 16.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.25, 16.75
46.25 16.75 Cfb
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