Lake Szelid

{{Short description|Lake in Dunapataj, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary}}

{{Expand Hungarian|Szelidi-tó|topic=geo|date=February 2010}}

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| name = Lake Szelid

| native_name ={{native name|hu|Szelidi-tó}}

| image = Szelidi-tó, a Tó vendéglő teraszáról nézve. Fortepan 21781.jpg

| caption = Lake Szelid, View from the Terrace of the Lake's Restaurant

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| location = Bács-Kiskun

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| type = salt lake

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| basin_countries = Hungary

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Lake Szelid ({{langx|hu|Szelidi-tó}}) is a lake in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary.{{Cite web |title=Inforegio - Upgrades to cycle paths around Hungary’s Lake Szelid boost tourism |url=https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/Hungary/upgrades-to-cycle-paths-around-hungary-s-lake-szelid-boost-tourism |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=ec.europa.eu}} It contains {{convert|0.8|km2|abbr=on}} of water.

Geography

An unusual salt lake{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Magdalena |date=2021-09-29 |title=Lake Szelid – gentle lake |url=https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/business/travel-tourism/lake-szelid-gentle-lake/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=kentandsurreybylines.co.uk |language=en-GB}} formed from an old branch of the Danube, Lake Szelid can be found 4 km southeast from Dunapataj. The lake, with a maximum width of 200 m and length of 4 km is only three meters deep on average.{{Cite web |title=Lake Szelidi {{!}} Kiskunsági Nemzeti Park |url=https://www.knp.hu/en/lake-szelidi |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250115010927/https://www.knp.hu/en/lake-szelidi |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Kiskunsági Nemzeti Park |language=en}} Thus warms quickly in the summer, sometimes reaching 28 degrees Celsius. Apart from the therapeutic effects of the medicinal salts, the lake is also used for relaxation and fishing. There is a campsite nearby and a sandy beach on the southern side.

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