Marcali

Marcali (Martzal) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary, and the seat of Marcali District.

The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.

Geography
It lies 14 km south of Lake Balaton, next to the main road 68 and the Somogyszob-Balatonszentgyörgy Railway Line.

Media
Near the village Kisperjés, which belongs to Marcali, there is at 46.61486°N, 17.4649°W a mediumwave broadcasting station with a 126 metres tall guyed mast radiator broadcasting on 1188 kHz with 300 kW.

Notable people

 * Aurél Bernáth (1895–1982), painter and art theorist
 * Béla Pap de Szill (1845–1916), military officer, politician, Minister of Defence (1906)
 * Endre Bán (1934–1995), Roman Catholic priest, theologist and professor
 * Mya Diamond (born 1981), pornographic actress and nude model
 * Árpád Milinte (born 1976), footballer
 * Olivér Kovács (born 1990), footballer
 * Márta Vass (born 1962), ultramarathon runner
 * Beatrix Balogh (born 1974), handballer
 * Béla Virág (born 1976), footballer
 * Lukács Bőle (born 1990), footballer
 * Zoltán Farkas (born 1989), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities
Marcali is twinned with:
 * 🇩🇪 Künzelsau, Germany
 * Medulin, Croatia
 * 🇮🇹 Morrovalle, Italy
 * 🇷🇴 Toplița, Romania