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Levél Kaltenstein
Flag Coat of arms
Levél Location of Levél
Coordinates: 47°53′37″N 17°12′02″E / 47.89373°N 17.20048°E / 47.89373; 17.20048
Country	Hungary
County	Győr-Moson-Sopron
Area
• Total	24.91 km2 (9.62 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,713
• Density	68.76/km2 (178.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code	9221
Area code	96
Motorways	M1, M15
Distance from Budapest	170 km (110 mi) Southeast

Levél ( German: Kaltenstein) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. ^[1]

Geography

Levél is in the north-west of Hungary, close to the M1 motorway, between the larger villages of Mosonmagyaróvár and Hegyeshalom. It is also close to EV13. ^[2] The village is 7.23 kilometres (4.49 mi) west of the border with Austria, and 12.74 kilometres (7.92 mi) south of the border with Slovakia.

History

The village was first mentioned as Kalthostan in a German text of 1410. The Hungarian name first appears in a tax registration in 1532. ^[1]

The Turkish local governor depopulated the village in 1529.^{[ citation needed]} In 1570 Maximilian II deported the Württemberg Saxons to the area.^{[ citation needed]} The French occupation of 1809 resulted in economic hardship for the population.^{[ citation needed]} The village gained access to electricity in 1926.^{[ citation needed]} In the Second World War the village's agricultural produce and livestock was requisitioned by the Wehrmacht, leading to food shortages.^{[ citation needed]} Most of German population was deported after the war.^{[ citation needed]} During the Communist era, the area saw economic growth brought on by state investment.^{[ citation needed]}

Demographics

The population of the area is gradually increasing. Statistically, 50-60% of the population require income support. Only 6% of the population have completed higher education. 49% of the population work in industry, 6.5% in agriculture and 15% in commerce. Much of the population works in Mosonmagyaróvár.^{[ citation needed]}

Infrastructure

The infrastructure of the village is seen as generally good.^{[ according to whom?]} A water conduit system was constructed in 1997. 98% of the population have telephone lines, and cable television is common.^{[ citation needed]}

References

External links

• Street map (in Hungarian)
• www.level.hu