Lake Palatinus

Coordinates: 47°43′41″N 18°44′26″E / 47.72806°N 18.74056°E / 47.72806; 18.74056
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Lake Palatinus
Location of Lake Palatinus in Hungary.
Location of Lake Palatinus in Hungary.
Lake Palatinus
LocationEsztergom
Coordinates47°43′41″N 18°44′26″E / 47.72806°N 18.74056°E / 47.72806; 18.74056
Basin countriesHungary
Surface area32 ha (79 acres)
Max. depth12 m (39 ft)

At 32-hectares, Lake Palatinus sits 40 km from Budapest, on the border of the Danube-Ipoly National Park. It is the biggest man-made lake of the Dorog Basin, in Esztergom, Hungary. 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]

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