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巴拉頓湖(Lake Balaton) 居匈牙利之心，乃中歐至大之湖也。因匈國處內陸，故有雅號曰匈牙利之海。

此地處高原，常年溫暖如春，扎拉河Zala River入，蕭運河 Siófok出，其長七十七公里，闊四至十四公里，總方五百九十二公里，內水甚淺，均深乃三點二米，盛水時湖心至深處為十二米余。

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巴拉頓湖之衛星相

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Lake Balaton, located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe. Since Hungary is landlocked, Lake Balaton is sometimes called the "Hungarian Sea". The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and the canalized Sió is the only outflow. It has also been referred to as "Europe's biggest puddle". This harsh, but accurate description of the body of water is based on the shallowness of its waters.

With a surface area of 592 km², Lake Balaton lies approximately on the coordinates 46°50′N 17°44′E / 46.833°N 17.733°E / 46.833; 17.733, and has a length of 77 km and a width ranging from 4 to 14 km. The lake's surface is 104 m above sea level, and its depth varies up to 12.2 m (mean depth is 3.2 m).

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In Hungarian, the lake is known as Balaton; in Latin as Lacus Pelso, in German as Plattensee, in Slovak as Blatenské jazero and in Serbian as Blatno Jezero or Блатно Језеро.

Its name means approximately "muddy lake" in Slavic ("blato" means "mud" in South-Slavic from earlier Pan-Slavic "bolto"). The Hungarian name Balaton, is also derived from the original Slavic name (Slavic neutrum adjective "boltьno(-je ezero)" = "muddy (lake)"), but it has no concrete meaning today in Hungarian.

The Romans called the lake Lacus Pelso, that is to say shallow lake in the Latin language. Germanic peoples that have been living in the area through the centuries called it Plattensee, with the same meaning as in Latin.

Climate edit

Lake Balaton affects the local area precipitation. The area receives approximately two-three [or more] inches more precipitation. More cloudy days, less extreme temperatures, and more precipitation than most of Hungary are all because of Lake Balaton. The lake's surface freezes during colder winters.

The Lake Balaton region's climate has also made it ideal for growing grapes to make wine. Secondary radiation is emitted from the lake doubling the amount of sunlight that the grapes vines of the region receive. The Mediterranean climate combined with the soil (containing volcanic rock) has made the region notable for its production of wines since the Roman period two thousand years ago

Tourist information edit

The high tourist season extends from June until the end of August. The average water temperature during the summer is 25° C, which makes bathing and swimming possible. People used to sandy beaches and salt water shores will compare Balaton's shores unfavourably, as the "beaches" that exist consist of silty mud. Other tourist attractions include sailing, fishing and other water sports, as well as visiting the countryside and hills; wineries on the north coast and night life on the south shore. The Tihany Peninsula is an historical district.

Although the peak season at the lake is the summer, lovers of Balaton think that it is also worth visiting the lake in winter, when you can go fishing through ice-holes, or, if the ice is thick enough, brave visitors can even skate, sledge or ice-sail on the lake.

Balaton is served by Sármellék International Airport [1]. There are scheduled flights from Berlin, Stuttgart, Copenhagen, Zürich and London Stansted. The lake is also accessible via charter flights from Frankfurt, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Billund and Moscow.

Chief resorts include:

Badacsony - Balatonalmádi - Balatonboglár - Balatonföldvár - Balatonfüred - Balatonlelle - Fonyód - Keszthely - Siófok - Tihany - Vonyarcvashegy

Lake Balaton by train and boats edit

The Balaton Mix ticket offers you unlimited travel opportunity by train around the lake and by boats on the period of the validity. You can buy it at train stations and harbours. more information

Towns and villages edit

North shore edit

From east to west:

Balatonfőkajár - Balatonakarattya - Balatonkenese - Balatonfűzfő - Balatonalmádi - Alsóörs - Paloznak - Csopak - Arács - Balatonfüred - Tihany - Aszófő - Örvényes - Balatonudvari - Fövenyes - Balatonakali - Zánka - Balatonszepezd - Szepezdfürdő - Révfülöp - Pálköve - Ábrahámhegy - Balatonrendes - Badacsonytomaj - Badacsony - Badacsonytördemic - Szigliget - Balatonederics - Balatongyörök - Vonyarcvashegy - Gyenesdiás - Keszthely

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From east to west:

Balatonakarattya - Balatonaliga - Balatonvilágos - Sóstó - Szabadifürdo - Siófok - Széplak - Zamárdi - Szántód - Balatonföldvár - Balatonszárszó - Balatonszemes - Balatonlelle - Balatonboglár - Fonyód - Bélatelep - Balatonfenyves - Balatonmáriafürdő - Balatonkeresztúr - Balatonberény - Fenékpuszta

History and Trivia edit

Operation Frühlingserwachen was conducted in the region of Lake Balaton in March 1945, being referred to as "the Lake Balaton Offensive" in many English histories of the Second World War. The battle was a German counterattack by Sepp Dietrich's 6.SS-Panzerarmee between March 6, 1945 and March 16, 1945 and resulted in a Red Army victory.

Several Ilyushin Il-2 wrecks have been pulled out of the lake, remnants of the Soviet Air Force.

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External links edit

Balaton informational Web site (Hungarian, German, English)
Tourist Information (English)
Guide to the Balaton
Tourist Information with photos - OHB (English)
A picture gallery
Balaton - World Lake Database (English)

Towns and villages alongside Lake Balaton.

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[[Category:Lakes of Hungary|Balaton]]