Balokány Grove - Balokány Grove

A unique lake in Pécs, fed by hot springs, in a picturesque, nature conservation environment, meaningful recreation for all ages!

An important green area, even if it is half-neglected, is half-rebuilt. City dwellers do the most!

Park in the heart of the city, close to the Zsolnay Quarter. An event venue and a small green environment for those who want to relax.

Quiet nice place, quite quiet area in the evening.

Autumn is also wonderful in the Balokány grove. Colorful trees, multicolored carpets ... Whoever can, sometimes walk here too, a drop of nature in the city. Nice to be here. It is a pity that the beach has been mine for decades, but how much this bath would be needed here in Pécs!

A very subjective opinion of mine! Semi-finished, which is finished is appealing. Today 's balk is the 6th. not ideal along the main road. The pavilion is lovable, I support him to go the cart. With all this, I really love it because it's lovable and interesting!

Balokány is located in the southeastern part of Pécs, between Siklósi út, Zsolnay Vilmos út, Basamalom and Tüskésréti út. The part of the city, whose name may be of Turkish origin (“Balu hanja”, “Bali hanja”, possibly “Balikhane” - i.e. Balu major, Bali’s merchant accommodation, or “fishy, ​​swampy place”) [1] boasts its own grove and lake. The northern part of the district was recently undergoing a dynamic transformation, as two significant investments of the Pécs2010 Capital of Culture project also took place here. The Kodály Center and the South Transdanubia Regional Library and Knowledge Center were built in the part south of Vilmos Zsolnay Street. [2] history: The Balokány was originally a huge, south-facing clay pit. [6] This supplied the clay to the city’s brick burner and residents, probably even during the Turkish occupation. Once the watertight clay layer had been mined, springs erupted from below the bottom of the pit. Then, next to the city, he started a new clay pit on the east side. In 1746 the city council ordered the clearing and conversion of Ballukanya into a meadow, so earthworks and trench cleaning began there. That is, the water of the five springs from the former clay pit was pooled in a basin of embankments and a ditch was made to drain the excess. [7]