Zala County is located in Southwest Hungary. It borders on Croatia and Slovenia. There are 258 settlements in the county, 10 of which are towns. Population: 288 thousand inhabitants. Area: 3,784 km².
Zala County is the meeting point of various regions. Its major areas are the following: Hills of Zala, Keszthely Mountain and West- Balaton. The main rivers are called Zala and Mura. The one of the town is Letenye which is the town of Mura. The distinctive Letenye landscape covered with forests is the result of long and complex geological processes over millions of years. Letenye is 5km from the Hungary-Croatia border, where the population is 4400. Regarding its climate, its closeness to the sea is of determining factor. The climate there is most influenced by the ocean and the least by the continent.