Velence Lake

Lake Velence, an endorheic basin, is the third largest natural lake in . 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.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Hungary
  • Also known as: “Lake Velence” and “Velencei-to”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gárdony railway station and Jézus Szíve templom.

Railway station
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Church
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is a church.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gárdony and Gárdony.

Town
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is a town in Fejér county, . It is located 55 km from , the capital of .

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is a town and district in . This town is next to Lake Velencei and is a popular summer destination.

Village
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is a village in Fejér county, . is situated 3 km north of Velence Lake.

Velence Lake

Latitude
47.21364° or 47° 12′ 49″ north
Longitude
18.60944° or 18° 36′ 34″ east
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Open location code
8FVW6J75+FQ
Geo­Names ID
3042993
Wiki­data ID
Q847072
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Satellite Map

Discover Velence Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Velence Lake” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Velençe gölü”
  • Bulgarian: “Веленце”
  • Cebuano: “Velencei-tó”
  • Chinese: “韋倫采湖”
  • Chinese: “韦伦采湖”
  • Chuvash: “Веленце”
  • Czech: “Velence”
  • Dutch: “Velence-meer”
  • Dutch: “Velence-to”
  • Dutch: “Velence-tó”
  • Dutch: “Velencemeer”
  • Esperanto: “Velence”
  • Estonian: “Velence järv”
  • French: “lac de Velence”
  • French: “Lac de Velence”
  • Galician: “Lago Velence”
  • German: “Velencer See”
  • German: “Velencesee”
  • German: “Welenzer See”
  • Hebrew: “אגם ולנצה”
  • Hungarian: “Velencei-tó”
  • Italian: “lago di Velence”
  • Italian: “Lago di Velence”
  • Latvian: “Velences ezers”
  • Macedonian: “Веленце (езеро)”
  • Macedonian: “Веленце”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Velencei-tó”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Velencesjøen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Velencei-tó”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Velencesjøen”
  • Norwegian: “Velencesjøen”
  • Polish: “Jezioro Velence”
  • Polish: “Velence”
  • Romanian: “Lacul Velența”
  • Russian: “Веленце”
  • Russian: “Веленцеи”
  • Serbian: “Velence”
  • Serbian: “Валенце”
  • Serbian: “Веленце”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Velencei”
  • Spanish: “Lago de Velence”
  • Swedish: “Velencesjön”
  • Turkish: “Velence Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Веленце”
  • Venetian: “lago de Velence”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Velence”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Agárd and Agárdi Villatelep.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Csöntör-hegy and Öreg-hegy.

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