Lake Velence (german: Welenzer See), an

endorheic basin An endorheic basin (; also spelled endoreic basin or endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but drainage converges instead into lakes ...

, is the third largest natural lake in

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. It is a popular holiday destination among Hungarians. The lake has an area of 26 km², one third of which is covered by the common reed. Because of the sunny climate of the area and the shallowness of the lake, it is one of the warmest lakes in

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: its temperature in the summer may reach 26 to 28 °C.

Location

Lake Velence is located in

Fejér county Fejér ( hu, Fejér megye, ) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube and nearly touches the eastern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties V ...

, close to the M7 motorway between

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

and

Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...

, at the foot of the Velence Mountains.

Settlements along the shore

* Gárdony ** Agárd ** Dinnyés *

Kápolnásnyék Kápolnásnyék is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. History The excavations in the surroundings revealed bronze-age artifacts, proving that the area was already populated in ancient times. The name of the Human settlement, settlement o ...

Nadap Nadap is a village in Fejér county in central Hungary, with population of 460. Lying among low Velence Hills, it is the point of departure for sightseeing tours on the countryside. The obelisk in the vicinity, called "ancient mark of Nadap" serve ...

Pákozd Pákozd is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. In 1848, the Croatian army of Josip Jelačić made a brilliant strategic retreat against the Hungarians, in the Battle of Pákozd The Battle of Pákozd (or Battle of Sukoró) was a battle in th ...

Pázmánd Pázmánd is a village in Fejér county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to th ...

Sukoró Sukoró is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. History Sukoró was originally referred to as Sokoró in documents in 1270. In preparation for the Battle of Pákozd, Lajos Kossuth held a war council meeting in a Calvinist Calvinism (also ...

Velence Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence. Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice, though they are suffixed differently: "in Velence" is ''Velencén'', while ''Velencében'' ...

** Velence-újtelep ** Velencefürdő *

Vereb Vereb is a village in Fejér county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the ea ...

Zichyújfalu Zichyújfalu (IPA: ) is a village in Fejér county, Hungary, about 10 km from Lake Velencei, which is more or less easy to reach on road and on railway ( Pusztaszabolcs-Székesfehérvár line). The settlement used to be a part of Gárdon ...

Wildlife

A part of the lake is a bird reserve with a lot of species.

Events

The lake was the venue for the World Rowing Masters Regatta in September 2019.

Gallery

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References

External links

Google Maps of Lake Velence

Aerial photographs

Lake Velence at funiq.hu

Geography of Fejér County Tourist attractions in Fejér County Endorheic lakes of Europe {{Fejer-geo-stub