Paks

thumb|Grand Hotel Erzsébet in Paks, built in 1844 thumb|Paks Nuclear Power Plant thumb|The gold jewellery from the hoard found near Paks (1600-1200 BC)

Key facts

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: CET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +1
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: Paks címere.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_flag: Flag of Paks.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: PaksSacredHeartChurch.jpg

Article

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Contents

History
Climate
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
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thumb|Grand Hotel Erzsébet in Paks, built in 1844 thumb|Paks Nuclear Power Plant thumb|The gold jewellery from the hoard found near Paks (1600-1200 BC)

Paks is a small town in Tolna county, in the south of Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube River, 100 km south of Budapest. Paks as a former agricultural settlement is now the home of the only Hungarian nuclear power plant, which provides about 50% of the country's electricity consumption.