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Lovászi Oil Field Settlement and Memorials

Lovászi Oil Field Settlement and Memorials

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Location: Zala, Hungary

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1. Etla Cantina – Bike Path to Lenti loop from Lendava / Lendva

39.6km

02:18

150m

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2. Don Quijote Restaurant – Bike Path to Lenti loop from Lenti

55.4km

03:25

460m

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3. Bike Path to Lenti – Don Quijote Restaurant loop from Lenti

25.6km

01:53

300m

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richydiver🏳️‍🌈🚴🏼🌈🏃🏼‍♂️

May 17, 2025

In a situation almost hopeless due to massive emigration, oil was discovered beneath the village. An excellent-quality oil field was discovered near Lovászi, Kútfej, and Tormafölde. The first oil well was put into operation on December 1, 1940. In one year, 22 wells were drilled, all of them successful. The production rate increased dramatically. A factory was also built between the two villages, and a housing development for the employees was built right next door. The "kemp," as the settlement was called by the locals, was a world unto itself. Apartments, shops, social facilities, roads, lighting, and a natural gas pipeline were built. The MAORT company also had a chapel and a school built. The village, which had been doomed to death just a few years earlier, was now reviving. This industry reached its peak in the 1960s. By then, 400 wells had already been drilled, and for a time, it was also the administrative center of the petroleum industry. Since the 1960s, less and less oil has been brought to light, and consequently, many workers have moved away from the village. This trend is unstoppable.

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Location: Zala, Hungary

Lovászi Oil Field Settlement and Memorials

1. Etla Cantina – Bike Path to Lenti loop from Lendava / Lendva

2. Don Quijote Restaurant – Bike Path to Lenti loop from Lenti

3. Bike Path to Lenti – Don Quijote Restaurant loop from Lenti

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