Nagykanizsa
Sign in to saveNagykanizsa (; , or just Kaniža/Kanjiža; ; ; ; ), 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 is a medium-sized city located in southwestern Hungary in Zala County, and it holds the special administrative status of a city with county rights. The city, also known colloquially as Kanizsa, serves as an important regional center in its area.
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Key facts
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- Nagykanizsa
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- City with county rights
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- Nagykanizsa2.jpg
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- HUN Nagykanizsa Címer.svg
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- Flag of Nagykanizsa.svg
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- CET
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- +1
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- CEST
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- +2
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- Mayor
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- Horváth Jácint (ÉVE-DK-Jobbik-LMP-Momentum-MSZP)
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- Hungary Zala#Hungary
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- History
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- High schools
- Politics
- Sport
- Notable people
- Gallery
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Nagykanizsa (; , or just Kaniža/Kanjiža; ; ; ; ), known colloquially as Kanizsa, is a medium-sized city in Zala County in southwestern Hungary. It is a city with county rights.
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.