Siofok

Siofok is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern financial institution of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siofok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 among Lake Balaton, the Mezőföld and the Outer Somogy-Hills. Lying on the firth of the Sio Channel, it serves because the maximum critical logistic station for goods between Lake Balaton and the River Danube. The town is Hungary's 2nd maximum popular excursion vacation spot proper after Budapest thanks to its 17-kilometre-lengthy 11 miles coast, over 1,000 accommodations, and masses of bars, eating places and night time golf equipment. Siofok is one of the richest municipalities of Hungary because of tourism.

Hungarians often call the city "the capital of Lake Balaton", as it's far the biggest town on its beaches and acts because the financial, cultural, media, commercial and touristic hub of the northern part of Somogy County and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. The region of modern day Siófok turned into already inhabited in the time of the Roman Empire. The Roman conquest got here there inside the 1st century AD. The metropolis lay on the direction main from Sopianae thru Tricciana to Arrabona .