Siófok
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| County | Somogy |
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| Area | 124,66 km² |
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| Postal code | 8600 |
| Area code | 84 |
Siófok is a town in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County. The town is a cultural and touristical centre, and also has several beaches and a port. Siófok is one of the richest municipalities of Hungary, due to tourism.
In Siófok, the river Sió flows out of the lake.
Imre Kálmán, a Hungarian composer of operettas, was born in Siófok.
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[edit] Events
- The first High Speed Telegraphy World Championship was hosted in Siófok in 1995.
[edit] People
- John Hirsch, or Hirsch János, Jewish Hungarian-Canadian theater director.
- Emmerich Kalman, or Kálmán Imre, Jewish composer
- Frigyes Karinthy, father of Ferenc Karinthy
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[edit] See also
- Sió
- Landsberg am Lech
- Sterbinszky
- M7 motorway (Hungary)
- List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons
- High Speed Telegraphy
- Balatonlelle
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