Siófok is a town in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County. In Siófok, the river Sió flows out of the lake. Siófok is one of the richest municipalities of Hungary, due to tourism. Hungary is subdivided administratively into 40 regions. ... Somogy is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre ( U.S. spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Lake Balaton - Landsat satellite photo Lake Balaton (Hungarian Balaton; German Plattensee; Slovak Blatenské jazero, meaning approximately muddy lake, probable origin of the name), located in Hungary, is the largest lake of Central Europe with a surface area of 592 km². ... Somogy is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. ... Sió is a river in central Hungary. ...
Imre Kálmán, a Hungarian composer of operettas, was born in Siófok. Operetta (literally, little opera) is a performance art-form similar to opera, though it generally deals with less serious topics. ...