Marcali
# Marcali

Marcali (German: 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°36′53.5″N 17°27′53.63″E﻿ / ﻿46.614861°N 17.4648972°E﻿ / 46.614861; 17.4648972﻿ (Kisperjes transmitter) 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

## Gallery

* Gisella Church
* Chapel in the Boronka Cemetery
* The building of the music school (built in 1898)
* Gáspár Noszlopy Primary School
* Saint Barbara Church of Boronka
