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Velence
Town
Aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Velence Location of Velence
Coordinates: 47°14′30″N 18°38′52″E / 47.24177°N 18.64790°E / 47.24177; 18.64790
Country	Hungary
County	Fejér
District	Gárdony
Area
• Total	33.37 km2 (12.88 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	5,739[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2481
Area code	(+36) 22
Motorways	M7
Distance from Budapest	47.4 km (29.5 mi) Northeast
Website	www.velence.hu

Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence.

Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice, though they are suffixed differently: "in Velence" is Velencén, while Velencében refers to the Italian city (Magyar Angol Nagyszótár, Akadémiai Kiadó. See Hungarian grammar for details).

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