A round trip in Lenti Microregion

The Lenti Microregion is in the south-west of Hungary and Zala county, and covers a region of 663 km2. It has a connection to three ethnographic regions: Hetés, Göcsej and Őrség. The microregion consists of 51 settlements with Lenti as a centre. The microregion has a population of 23 thousand residents which is divided among the centre, some small villages and some larger villages, which act as local centres. The region is in a favourable position as it is near Austria, Slovenia and Croatia, which means a considerable advantage in developing different branches of economy, in strengthening co-operation in the fields of agriculture, tourism, industry and commerce. The beautiful natural surroundings, forests, fields, the undulating landscape is open to everyone and provides numerous opportunities. The region has a rich fauna and flora. There are plenty of wild animals in the woods - deer, roe-deer, boar. We are also proud of the protected plant species of the region, such as snake's head, snowdrop and spring snowflake, which make Lenti Parkerdő and the region's hiking routes blossom each spring. In wet meadows hundreds of yellow and Siberian irises come out in May. Dry grasslands provide a habitat for another protected plant species, Marsh Gentian, which comes out in summer.