[1] Levél is in the north-west of Hungary, close to the M1 motorway, between the larger villages of Mosonmagyaróvár and Hegyeshalom.

[citation needed] In 1570 Maximilian II deported the Württemberg Saxons to the area.

[citation needed] The French occupation of 1809 resulted in economic hardship for the population.

[citation needed] In the Second World War the village's agricultural produce and livestock was requisitioned by the Wehrmacht, leading to food shortages.

[citation needed] During the Communist era, the area saw economic growth brought on by state investment.