Pátka

Pátka is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. Located just north of Lake Velence and 12 km northwest of Székesfehérvár, the village extends across 40.4 km² of loess plain and low crystalline ridges in the western foothills of the Velence Hills. The village is notably home to the Pátkai-víztározó, a 312-hectare reservoir created in 1975 by damming the Császár-víz watercourse, which serves as a water-supply buffer for Lake Velence and supports a rich diversity of bird species. While maintaining a stable permanent population of around 1,770 residents, Pátka has increasingly oriented toward recreation and commuter living since the 1990s, attracting anglers, birdwatchers, and cyclists to its natural attractions and heritage sites.