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Velence | |
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Aerial view | |
| Coordinates:47°14′30″N18°38′52″E / 47.24177°N 18.64790°E /47.24177; 18.64790 | |
| Country | |
| County | Fejér |
| District | Gárdony |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.37 km2 (12.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,739[1] |
| • Density | 172.0/km2 (445.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2481 |
| Area code | (+36) 22 |
| Motorways | M7 |
| Distance from Budapest | 47.4 km (29.5 mi) Northeast |
| Website | www |
Velence is a town in the county ofFejér,Hungary, on the shore ofLake Velence.
Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city ofVenice, though they are suffixed differently: "in Velence" isVelencén, whileVelencében refers to the Italian city (Magyar Angol Nagyszótár, Akadémiai Kiadó. SeeHungarian grammar for details).