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Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton (Hungarian: [??b??l??ton]) is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and the canalized Si?? is the only outflow. The mountainous region of the northern shore is known both for its historic character and as a major wine region, while the flat southern shore is known for its resort towns. Balatonf??red and H??v??z developed early as resorts for the wealthy, but it was not until the late 19th century when landowners, ruined by Phylloxera attacking their grape vines, began building summer homes to rent out to the burgeoning middle class. Name In distinction to all other Hungarian endonyms for lakes, which universally bear the suffix -t?? 'lake', Lake Balaton is referred to in Hungarian...

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