Gyékényes

Gyékényes () is a village in Somogy county, Hungary next to the Croatian border. Its train station serves as an important crossing point into Croatia.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Village
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Gyékényesi kavicsbányató.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Pebble mine lake in Gyékényes
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: HUN Gyékényes COA.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: CET
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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: CEST
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Gyékényes () is a village in Somogy county, Hungary next to the Croatian border. Its train station serves as an important crossing point into Croatia.

== History == Gyékényes and its surroundings were already inhabited in the time of the Roman Empire; an excavation in 1971 found several artifacts from this time period.