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Hévíz

Hévíz () is a spa town in Zala County, Hungary, about from the city of Keszthely.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.name: Hévíz
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Hévíz.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Lake Hévíz
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: HUN_Hévíz_Címer.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_flag: Flag of Hévíz.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: CET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +1
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Hungary
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Hévíz
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_map: File:ZalaMegye.png
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.map_caption: Location of Zala county in Hungary
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Zala
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.area_total_km2: 8.31
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total: 4634

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Description of the lake
History
Attractions to the city
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Hévíz () is a spa town in Zala County, Hungary, about from the city of Keszthely.

==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. 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 .