Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa | |
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| Nagykanizsa Megyei Jogú Város | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′18″N 16°59′33″E / 46.45500°N 16.99250°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Zala |
| District | Nagykanizsa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Horváth Jácint (ÉVE-DK-Jobbik-LMP-Momentum-MSZP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 148.40 km2 (57.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 47,349 |
| • Rank | 20th in Hungary |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | kanizsai, nagykanizsai |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 85.1% |
| • Roma | 1.3% |
| • Germans | 1.0% |
| • Croats | 1.0% |
| • Romanians | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 56.7% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.1% |
| • Calvinists | 1.9% |
| • Lutherans | 1.7% |
| • Jews | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| • Non-religious | 11.1% |
| • Unknown | 27.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8800 |
| Area code | (+36) 93 |
| Motorways | M7 |
| Distance from Budapest | 214 km (133 mi) Northeast |
| Website | nagykanizsa |
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.