Balatonlelle

Located on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, west of Siófok and 136 km from Budapest, it is accessible via the Székesfehérvár–Gyékényes railway line, by car or bus on the M7 motorway, and also via main roads 7 and 67. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.
History

The area came into the possession of the Benedictine Abbey of Tihany in 1211. Its first written mention dates from 1229 under the name Lela. In 1550, the settlement came under Turkish rule. In the following period, the population significantly declined: in 1580, Turkish tax registrars found only eight families. In the 18th century, it belonged first to the Majtényi family and then to the Szalay family.

School education began in Lelle in 1720. From a note in the 1778 Canonical Visitations, we know that the first school building burned down.

A significant event in local history was the granting of market town status in 1848. Since 1864, the town has been known as Balatonlelle. In 1882, it earned a higher status and became the seat of a district notary office as a small municipality, which included Boglár, Faluszemes, and Őszöd. After many decades, a two-classroom school was built in 1895, which was later expanded to three classrooms during the time of the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Teaching continued there until 1938 when the current two-storey school was built. In 1941–42, the development of an eight-grade primary school began. The post-war years brought rapid recognition for Lelle: in 1921, it was granted the status of a large village.

In 1978, it was merged with Balatonboglár under the name Boglárlelle. Since 1986, it has been classified as a town. In 1991, the two settlements separated again, but both retained their town status.