Balatonszemes
Balatonszemes | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Centre of Balatonszemes | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′34″N 17°46′16″E / 46.80944°N 17.77109°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Siófok |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zsolt Iváncsics (Fidesz) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.02 km2 (13.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,710 |
| Demonym(s) | szemesi, balatonszemesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8636 |
| Area code | (+36) 84 |
| Patron Saint | Anthony of Padua |
| Motorways | M7 |
| Distance from Budapest | 137 km (85 mi) Northeast |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | Mihály Witzmann (Fidesz) |
| Website | Balatonszemes Online |
Balatonszemes is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It lies on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, on the northern slopes of the Outer Somogy hills overlooking the lake and on the half-kilometre wide coastal plain. It has a train station on the (Budapest-)Székesfehérvár-Gyékényes railway line.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.