{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> | name = Hévíz | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = | image_skyline = Hévíz.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Lake Hévíz | image_shield = HUN_Hévíz_Címer.svg | image_flag = Flag of Hévíz.svg |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{HUN}} |timezone=CET |utc_offset=+1 |timezone_DST=CEST |utc_offset_DST=+2 |pushpin_map =Hungary |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption =Location of Hévíz |pushpin_mapsize = || image_map=File:ZalaMegye.png | map_caption = Location of Zala county in Hungary| |subdivision_type1=County |subdivision_name1=Zala |area_total_km2=8.31 |population_total=4634 |population_as_of=2015 |population_footnotes=<ref name="HunStat2015">''[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/shop.kiadvany?p_kiadvany_id=81322&p_temakor_kod=KSH&p_session_id=800051036609396&p_lang=EN Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015]''. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.</ref> |population_density_km2=auto |postal_code_type=Postal code |postal_code=8380 |area_code=83 |coordinates = {{coord|46.79234|17.18497|region:HU|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Hévíz''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈheːviːz|-}}) is a spa town in Zala County, Hungary, about {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=off}} from the city of Keszthely.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spaheviz.hu/en/tofurdo/heviz/1 |title=Spa Hévíz |access-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512193935/http://spaheviz.hu/en/tofurdo/heviz/1 |archive-date=12 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==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 {{convert|40|°C|0}}. The biological stability of the lake is shown by the temperature of the water, which has not changed for years<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spaheviz.hu/en/tofurdo/heviz/1 |title=Spa Hévíz |access-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512193935/http://spaheviz.hu/en/tofurdo/heviz/1 |archive-date=12 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and even on the coldest winter days does not drop below {{convert|24|°C|0}}. That makes bathing possible in the lake year round. In the summer, the water temperature can reach {{convert|37|°C|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spaheviz.hu/en/tofurdo/heviz/1 |title=Spa Hévíz |access-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512193935/http://spaheviz.hu/en/tofurdo/heviz/1 |archive-date=12 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==History== The lake's healing properties have been well known for centuries by people who lived here, as far back as the end of the Stone Age. The foundation of bath culture was laid by the Romans in the 2nd century. The city and the bath began developing significantly in the 18th century, related to the Festetics family, who started scientific research about using the water for healing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heviz.hu/lake-heviz/evolution-of-bathing-culture |title=Evolution of the bathing culture in Hévíz}}</ref>
==Attractions to the city== The city provides facilities for visitors seeking to use the medicinal waters of the lake, including entertainment, hotels, parks, and sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.heviz.hu/sights |title=Sights in Hévíz}}</ref> * Dr. Schulhof Vilmos Promenade * Pedestrian Zone * Building of the City-hall * Church from the Arpadian age * Heart of Jesus church * Holy Spirit Catholic Church * Calvinist church * Art Cinema * Local collections - museum * Cafeterias * Egregy Wine Cellars * Museum of Egregy * Tomb of the Roman soldier * Roman ruin garden * Farmers' market of Hévíz * Calvary in Egregy * Water lily nature trail and treetop walkway
==See also== *Hévíz Spa *Lake Hévíz *Sármellék International Airport, aka Hévíz-Balaton Airport
==Gallery== <gallery> Heviz3.jpg Heviz lake HMTE.jpg Hévízi-tó ősszel.jpg Hévíz 1.jpg Cafeterias Hévíz.jpg Calvinist Church Hévíz.jpg Heart of Jesus Church Hévíz.jpg Pedestrian street Hévíz.jpg Ruins of the Roman era Hévíz.jpg The fairy of the lake Hévíz.JPG </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category}} {{Wikivoyage|Hévíz}} * [http://www.heviz.hu/en Official site] {{in lang|en}} * [https://hevizonline.com/index_en.html Hévíz Virtual Tour, Hévíz Video Portal] {{in lang|en}} * [http://www.heviz-info.hu Hévíz] {{in lang|hu}} * [https://en.funiq.hu/heviz Hévíz at funiq.hu] {{in lang|en}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heviz}} Category:Populated places in Zala County Category:Spa towns in Hungary