Fenyves Thermal Spring
Hungary – Balatonfenyves
litres of thermal water have naturally emerged so far.
In 1964, a company began drilling for oil in Balatonfenyves. However, instead of oil, they discovered a high-quality thermal water rich in calcium, magnesium and hydrogen carbonate.
Over the past 61 years, around 86,000 litres of this thermal water has surfaced every day through the force of nature. No pump is required, as this is an artesian well. The pressure from a lens-shaped underground reservoir — several kilometres in diameter — naturally pushes the valuable medicinal water to the surface.
The well was originally drilled to a depth of 600 metres, and is now sealed at 400 metres with concrete. Despite this, the water remains a constant 29 °C and could be enjoyed by anyone...
...if only people knew about it. Instead, more than 3,500 litres of this valuable water flows away unused every hour — into a ditch, then across the meadow, and finally into the forest.
What a shame. Truly a shame.
