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This thermal spring in the Pannonian Basin of Hungary or its border regions draws on the geothermal aquifer that makes Central Europe one of the world's most thermally endowed regions, with naturally warm bicarbonate-rich water surfacing from the ancient marine sediments heated by the Earth's interior. Hungary's extraordinary concentration of thermal springs — the country has over 1,300 natural hot springs and mineral wells — reflects the exceptional thinness of the Earth's crust beneath the Pannonian Basin, creating ideal conditions for geothermal resource development. The Hungarian thermal bathing tradition (gyógyfürdő culture), designated by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the nation, gives even modest spring sites a place in one of Europe's most celebrated spa cultures.