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Hévíz () is a
spa A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa health treatments are known as balneotherapy. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters and hot springs goes back to pre ...
town in
Zala County Zala (, ; ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia (Koprivnica–Križevci County, Koprivnica–Križevci and MeÄ ...
,
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
, about from the city of
Keszthely Keszthely (; also known by alternative names) is a Hungarian city of 20,895 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest city by the lake and one of the more important cultural, educational and economic hub ...
.


Description of the lake

The town is located near Lake Hévíz, the world's second-largest thermal lake, but biologically the biggest active
natural lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from t ...
. Its temperature is affected by the combination of hot and cold spring waters, coming from 38 meters underground. The water breaks out from a spring cave, at approximately 410 liters per second, with a temperature of . The biological stability of the lake is shown by the temperature of the water, which has not changed for years and even on the coldest winter days does not drop below . That makes bathing possible in the lake year round. In the summer, the water temperature can reach .


History

The lake's healing properties have been well known for centuries by people who lived here, as far back as the end of the
Stone Age The Stone Age was a broad prehistory, prehistoric period during which Rock (geology), stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years and ended b ...
. The foundation of bath culture was laid by the Romans in the 2nd century. The city and the bath began developing significantly in the 18th century, related to the
Festetics family The House of Festetics (singular, not plural) or Feštetić (in Croatian) is the name of a historic noble family of Hungarian counts and princes which dates back to 15th century. A prominent family during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they are mostl ...
, who started scientific research about using the water for healing.


Attractions to the city

The city provides facilities for visitors seeking to use the medicinal waters of the lake, including entertainment, hotels, parks, and sports. * Dr. Schulhof Vilmos Promenade * Pedestrian Zone * Building of the City-hall * Church from the Arpadian age * Heart of Jesus church * Holy Spirit Catholic Church * Calvinist church * Art Cinema * Local collections - museum * Cafeterias * Egregy Wine Cellars * Museum of Egregy * Tomb of the Roman soldier * Roman ruin garden * Farmers' market of Hévíz * Calvary in Egregy * Water lily nature trail and treetop walkway


See also

*
Hévíz Spa Hévíz Spa and the Szent András Hospital, Hévíz (English: St. Andrew's State Hospital for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation) is a destination spa in Hungary. It is located in Hévíz, on the shores of the Lake Hévíz, lake of the same n ...
* Lake Hévíz * Sármellék International Airport, aka Hévíz-Balaton Airport


Gallery

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References


External links


Official site



Hévíz

Hévíz at funiq.hu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heviz Populated places in Zala County Spa towns in Hungary