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Natural Wonders

Created by Men

An artificial lake, the Lázbérc Reservoir, is surrounded by the lake system is also highly popular among anglers. More
mountains and found at a picturesque location between the recently, many people use their SUPs and kayaks on the

rocky cliffs of the Uppony Valley. Today, Lake Lázbérc is a lake, as well as sailboats. The lakes of Nyék constitute the
popular hiking and fishing spot, and nature trails run along second largest still water body in Hungary, with 40 million

its shores, where rest areas and campfire zones have been cubic metres of water, whereas Lake Velence contains only

created. The surrounding villages offer accommodation and 30 million cubic metres on average.

other att ractions. The reservoir was built between 1967 and The National Blue Tour shows the beauty of the county

1969 by closing the valley of the Bán stream. It covers an on the man-made route, from the paths trodden by tour-
area of 77 hectares and can hold 6.2 million cubic metres of ists, which extends 248 kilometres from Hollóháza in the

water. The lake provides drinking water for nearly 100,000 Zemplén Mountains, mainly through the northern parts of
people living in the nearby sett lements. the county. And while we are here, near Sárospatak and Sá-

The most well-known attraction of Nyékládháza is the lake toraljaújhely, we should also visit the small lake surrounded

system created as a result of gravel mining. The two largest of by high rock walls, the lakelet of the Megyer Hill, hidden in
these lakes are Lake Gólem and Lake Debrecen, although the middle of the forest, which is a mining lake fi lled with
Lake István, which is connected to the latter, is also popular rainwater where millstones were mined until the beginning

among swimmers. In addition to swimmers and cyclists, of the 1900s.

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