Lake Palatinus
| Lake Palatinus | |
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  Lake Palatinus | |
| Location | Esztergom |
| Coordinates | 47°43′41″N 18°44′26″E / 47.72806°N 18.74056°E |
| Basin countries | Hungary |
| Surface area | 32 ha (79 acres) |
| Max. depth | 12 m (39 ft) |
At 32-hectares, Lake Palatinus sits in Esztergom, Hungary, 40 km from Budapest, on the border of the Danube-Ipoly National Park. It is the biggest man-made lake of the Dorog Basin. Created at the site of a former quarry active in the 1950s whose aggregate sand was extracted for use in the mining industry. At its deepest point, the lake stands at 12 meters.[citation needed]
References
- A website about Lake Palatinus (Hungarian)
- Palatinus-tó at Benedek Endre Barlangkutató és Természetvédelmi Egyesület (Hungarian)