Lake Vadkert (sometimes also called ''Büdös-tó,'' "Stinky Lake") is a

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near the town of

Soltvadkert Soltvadkert (; ; ), formerly known as ''Vadkert,'' is a town in Bács-Kiskun County in Hungary with approximately 8,000 inhabitants. It is surrounded by several areas of Kiskunság National Park and Lake Vadkert. History The name Vadkert was a ...

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 ...

. It became one of the most popular tourist destinations in Hungary since it had similar features to

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...

, but cheaper

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and no

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History

Lake Vadkürt was first mentioned on military maps in the 1780s. Although it dried out during the centuries, today it is nationally known for its clean water and great

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. It contains 70 ha of water. One side of the lake is used for

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, the other is for

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. There are

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all around the

and a dozen

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. There are a couple of

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places mostly used by young people.

Summer programs

*May: the annual meeting of the Hungarian

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, and

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*First Sunday of July:

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festival,

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, and open-air programs *Last weekend of July:

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, open-air programs, and rock concerts *August 20.: St. Stephen's day in Hungary, festivals,

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Vadkert Geography of Bács-Kiskun County Tourist attractions in Bács-Kiskun County {{Bacs-geo-stub