Lake Pânzelor
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| Lake Pânzelor | |
|---|---|
| Lacul Inului | |
  Lake Pânzelor | |
| Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°52′37″N 24°04′01″E / 45.87696°N 24.06699°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Surface area | 875 m2 (9,420 sq ft) |
| Max. depth | 46 m (151 ft) |
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.
Name
[edit]In Romanian, Lacul Pânzelor means The lake of webs. Its other name (Lacul Inului) means the lake of flax.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Auster
- Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa
- Balta cu Nămol
- Brâncoveanu
- Cloşca
- Crişan
- Lacul Fără Fund
- Gura Minei
- Horea
- Mâţelor
- Negru
- Pânzelor
- Rândunica
- Verde (Freshwater lake)
- Vrăjitoarelor (Freshwater lake)
References
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- ^ "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.