Hungary, 200 kilometers southwest of Budapest. The Hévíz lake is the world's second-largest thermal lake, fueled by hot and cold springs deep in the bottom of the lake. Reportedly there's half a cubic meter per second of hot water coming up from a cave at the depth of 38 meters. This holds the temperature nice even during cold winters, never dropping under 24 degrees and in the summer reaching as hight as 37 degrees.
The lake has a human use history dating back to the Stone Age, though the bath culture was brought in Roman times. And then modern day bigger spa business started in the 18th century.
More information in their home page but also in Wikipedia (town), Wikipedia (spa).
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