Nagykanizsa

Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa Megyei Jogú Város
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Nagykanizsa is located in Zala County
Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa
Location of Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa is located in Hungary
Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa (Hungary)
Coordinates: 46°27′18″N 16°59′33″E / 46.45500°N 16.99250°E / 46.45500; 16.99250
Country Hungary
CountyZala
DistrictNagykanizsa
Government
 • MayorLászló Balogh (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total148.40 km2 (57.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total47,349
 • Rank20th in Hungary
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Demonym(s)kanizsai, nagykanizsai
Population by ethnicity
 • Hungarians85.1%
 • Roma1.3%
 • Germans1.0%
 • Croats1.0%
 • Romanians0.1%
 • Others0.6%
Population by religion
 • Roman Catholic56.7%
 • Greek Catholic0.1%
 • Calvinists1.9%
 • Lutherans1.7%
 • Jews0.1%
 • Other0.8%
 • Non-religious11.1%
 • Unknown27.6%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8800
Area code(+36) 93
MotorwaysM7
Distance from Budapest214 km (133 mi) Northeast
Websitenagykanizsa.hu

Nagykanizsa (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈnɒckɒniʒɒ]; Croatian: Velika Kaniža/Velika Kanjiža, or just Kaniža/Kanjiža; German: Großkirchen, Groß-Kanizsa; Italian: Canissa; Slovene: Velika Kaniža; Turkish: Kanije), 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". www.ksh.hu.