Zalakaros

Zalakaros
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Zalakaros Location of Zalakaros
Coordinates: 46°33′38″N 17°07′23″E / 46.56057°N 17.12299°E / 46.56057; 17.12299Coordinates: 46°33′38″N 17°07′23″E / 46.56057°N 17.12299°E / 46.56057; 17.12299
Country	Hungary
County	Zala
Area
• Total	17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,791
• Density	105.3/km2 (273/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8749
Area code(s)	93

Zalakaros is a town in Zala County, Hungary.

Zalakaros is famous for its thermal spring baths. It gained its fame in 1967, when prospective oil drilling struck a nearly 96 °C (205 °F) source at a depth of 1000 metres.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Aerial view of the baths

Zalakaros is twinned with:^[1]

• Asperhofen, Austria
• Puchheim, Germany
• Olesno, Poland

Gallery[]

Zalakaros panorama

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zalakaros.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zalakaros.

• Official website (in English)
• Zalakaros at funiq.hu (in English)

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