Lake Pécs ( Hungarian: Pécsi-tó) is a lake in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

. The lake is located north of the village of

Orfű Orfű is a village in the Pécs District of Baranya county, Hungary. The settlement is a well-known pleasure resort, lying to the north-northwest of Pécs. Geography Orfű lies 17km north-northwest of Pécs, in between the ridges of the Mecsek ...

, in

Baranya county Baranya (, ; German language, German:Croatian language, Croatian:'' Baranjska županija'') is a Counties of Hungary, county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya (region), B ...

; surrounding villages are Mecsekrákos and Tekeres. It is within the

Mecsek Mecsek (; ; Serbian language, Serbian: ''Meček'' or Мечек; ) is a mountain range in southern Hungary. It is situated in the Baranya (region), Baranya region, in the north of the city of Pécs. Etymology The Hungarian toponym "Mecsek" deriv ...

mountain range, which separates the lake from the city of

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...

to the south. There are 4 lakes (Pécs, Orfű, Herman Ottó, Kovácsszénája) at Orfű next to each other. The lake is used for angling, bathing and boating. There is also a Mill Museum, where millers mill wheat and sell homemade bread.

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Pecs Pecs may refer to: *Pécs, a city in Hungary **Pécsi MFC, a football club in the Hungarian city *The pectoralis major, a major human muscle * PECS, the Picture Exchange Communication System, a means of communication for children on the autism s ...

Geography of Baranya County Tourist attractions in Baranya County {{Baranya-geo-stub