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The healing lake with a peat bottom is 4.4 ha large and it is the largest warm-water lake in the world. It is surrounded by a 50 ha large protective forest. The water is heated through geothermal energy.
The water temperature reached 30-35°C in summer, and it never falls under 22°C, nor in winter. The healing water has beneficial effects to the locomotive apparatus. The healing effects of the water, which was tenth millenniums of years ago discovered, was known in the Roman time.Hévíz is the most significant spa center of Hungary. It is world wide famous through the thermal lake, which is unique.
The healing lake with a peat bottom is 4.4 ha large and it is the largest warm-water lake in the world. It is surrounded by a 50 ha large protective forest. The water is heated through geothermal energy.
The water temperature reached 30-35°C in summer, and it never falls under 22°C, nor in winter. The healing water has beneficial effects to the locomotive apparatus. The healing effects of the water, which was tenth millenniums of years ago discovered, was known in the Roman time.
The spa however was built in 1795 by earl György Festetics, the owner of the land. The first spa houses were built in that time next to the lake. Read more Hide |
 | About the thermal lake | | The thermal lake of Hévíz
The Hévíz Lake as a geological curiosity. Unlike the other warm-water lakes in the world which were usually formed in clay soil or in a rocky bed, the Hévíz Lake is ... |
| Historical Sights | | Roman ruins garden (Egregy district - end of Attila Street)
The ruins of one of the most significant settlements of the Roman Empire, which was inhabited for almost four centuries, from the first ... |
| Natural Sights | | Schulhof Promenade
The Mediterranean-type microclimate of Hévíz is most apparent on the Vilmos Schulhof Promenade which leads to the main entrance of the lake. Besides colourful flowers blooming ... |
| The mud of Hévíz lake | | The curative effect of the mud - covering the bottom of the lake - is especially strong. This mud can be positioned between the purely inorganic mud and the fango, with high organic content. In its ... |
| Water components | | Cations (Mg / l):
Lithium Li+ 0.04
Potassium K+ 6.90
Sodium Na+ 26.50
Ammonium NH4+ 0.33
Calcium Ca2+ 86.00
Magnesium Mg2+ 31.50
Iron Fe2+ < 0.05
Manganese Mn2+ < 0.02
Anions (Mg ... |
| Water that heals in Heviz | | In the warm water pools of our therapeutic section the water of Hévíz with curative qualities is used. The Rudi spring located on the territory of the hotel gets its water from the geological ... |
| Cycling in Hévíz | | Cycling, believe or not, can be a very relaxing form of travel. A typical day on a cycling holiday is easy-paced and flexible, with the actual cycling generally spread throughout the day. You don't ... |
History
The name Hévíz means "flowing, warm spring" and this expression was also used in the Middle Ages in this sense. In the course of the centuries of the Middle Ages no record was discovered indicating that the water of the lake of Hévíz was used for therapy. However, the possibility of this cannot be ruled out, as "hévízek" were very popular in the age of Turkish occupation, especially among soldiers of the frontier suffering a great deal from arthritis. The population of the region probably used the hévíz hiding in the vastness of reeds and sedges of the swamp for occasional bathing.
In the course of the 18th century the lake of Hévíz rose out of obscurity and at the end of the century Hévízfürdo was born. In 1731 Mátyás Bél, one of the best known polymaths of Hungary at the time travelled around the region and in his description made relatively detailed account of his experiences. The first scientific analysis of the water of the spring lake of Hévíz was performed and its publication was made by Ferenc Szláby, the chief medical officer and physicist of Zala county in 1769.
Towards the end of the century the lake of Hévíz was already shown on certain maps too. On the map of the first military survey ordered by Emperor Joseph II in 1783 the lake of Hévíz was given the designation "warm, sulphuric lake" and the rill of the mill flowing out of it had the name "Hévíz - creek".
The name Hévíz was first printed in 178O in the German language work of Károly Gottlieb Windisch ("The Geography of the Kingdom of Hungary"). Hévíz was likewise mentioned by the Hungarian geographical historical lexicon of János Mátyás Korabinszky published in 1786. The utilisation of the curative powers of the water came into the foreground in the last decade of the century, whose rediscovery and the construction of the spa and bathing facilities can be credited to Count György Festetics.Nearest attractions from our offer: | Guide Today you can contact online:  Gift voucher | Present a stay to your parents, friends, colleagues... | |
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