Lake_Pânzelor

Lake Pânzelor

Lake Pânzelor

Transylvanian lake

The Lake of Pânzelor (Romanian: Lacul Pânzelor, also called Lacul Inului) is a natural salt lake in the town of Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is one of the many lakes of the Ocna Sibiului mine, a large salt mine which has one of the largest salt reserves in Romania.

Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County
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Name

In Romanian, Lacul Pânzelor means The lake of webs. Its other name (Lacul Inului) means the lake of flax.

History

The lake originates from the "Josef" salt mine, exploited with two wells and abandoned in 1770, due to strong infiltration of water through the walls.

Information

  • Surface: 875 square metres (9,420 sq ft)
  • Maximum depth: 46 metres (151 ft)
  • Salinity: 9 g/L at the surface, increases to 320 g/L at 5.5 m depth.

Lakes of the salt mine

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      "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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