There are number of spa towns in Hungary. Between the oldest and most visited are the spas of Budapest, Hévíz, Hajdúszoboszló, Bükfürdő, Sárvár and Zalakaros. In 2011 the Hungarian spas were visited by around 700,000 guests, of whom around half were foreigners, mainly from Austria, Germany and Russia.
The following is a list of spa towns in Hungary.
Most visitors staying in Hungary on short term basis (not counting visitors staying outside commercial accommodation and day trip visitors) are from the following countries of nationality:[1]
| Rank | Bath | No. of guest nights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hévíz, Zala | 990,980 | |
| 2 | Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdú-Bihar | 719,131 | |
| 3 | Bükfürdő, Vas | 655,801 | |
| 4 | Sárvár, Vas | 444,988 | |
| 5 | Zalakaros, Zala | 436,454 | |
| 6 | Gyula, Békés | 238,735 | |
| 7 | Harkány, Baranya | 156,102 |
| Rank | Bath | No. of guest nights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdú-Bihar | 471,077 | |
| 2 | Hévíz, Zala | 344,982 | |
| 3 | Zalakaros, Zala | 327,459 | |
| 4 | Bükfürdő, Vas | 273,939 | |
| 5 | Gyula, Békés | 223,146 | |
| 6 | Sárvár, Vas | 173,754 | |
| 7 | Egerszalók, Heves | 100,477 |
| Rank | Bath | No. of guest nights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hévíz, Zala | 645,998 | |
| 2 | Bükfürdő, Vas | 381,862 | |
| 3 | Sárvár, Vas | 271,234 | |
| 4 | Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdú-Bihar | 248,054 | |
| 5 | Zalakaros, Zala | 108,995 | |
| 6 | Hegykő, Győr-Moson-Sopron | 71,794 | |
| 7 | Harkány, Baranya | 59,631 |
Notes:
| a. | In Hungarian, word for spa (fürdő) is almost always a part of the fürdő's name. or the more archaic bath (füred), spa town (fürdőváros) or bathing place (fürdőhely) implies a spa town. |
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