Lake Pécs

Lake Pécs (Hungarian: Pécsi-tó) is a lake in Hungary. The lake is located north of the village of Orfű, in Baranya county; surrounding villages are Mecsekrákos and Tekeres. It is within the Mecsek mountain range, which separates the lake from the city of Pécs to the south. There are 4 lakes (Pécs, Orfű, Herman Ottó, Kovácsszénája) at Orfű next to each other.

The lake is used for angling, bathing and boating. There is also a Mill Museum, where millers mill wheat and sell homemade bread.

Key facts

Type: reservoir

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Coordinates: 46.155000, 18.138056Open in Google Maps

Nearby places

Lake Orfű

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Vízfő Cave

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Nyugat-Mecsek Tájvédelmi Körzet

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Lake Barátúr

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Mánfai Cave

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: Lake Pécs (en.wikipedia.org), as of 27 July 2026

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