Lake Brâncoveanu | |
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Lacul Brâncoveanu ( Romanian) | |
Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
Coordinates | 45°52′19″N 24°03′56″E / 45.8719°N 24.0656°E |
Type | Salt lake |
Surface area | 567.5 m2 (6,109 sq ft) |
Max. depth | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
Salinity | 310 g/L |
Lake Brâncoveanu (Romanian: Lacul Brâncoveanu) 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. [1] The lake has the biggest salinity out of every lake in the mine and is one of Romania's most salty lakes.
The lake is named after Constantin Brâncoveanu, a ruler of Wallachia.
Lake Brâncoveanu is situated on the site of a salt mine that was in operation until 1699, when water infiltration caused it to be abandoned. In 1966, the water level of the lake had a sharp decrease of 11 m, because of the leakage of water through a crack produced in the salt wall in the underground lake adjacent to the Ignatius mine.
Lake Brâncoveanu | |
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Lacul Brâncoveanu ( Romanian) | |
Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
Coordinates | 45°52′19″N 24°03′56″E / 45.8719°N 24.0656°E |
Type | Salt lake |
Surface area | 567.5 m2 (6,109 sq ft) |
Max. depth | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
Salinity | 310 g/L |
Lake Brâncoveanu (Romanian: Lacul Brâncoveanu) 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. [1] The lake has the biggest salinity out of every lake in the mine and is one of Romania's most salty lakes.
The lake is named after Constantin Brâncoveanu, a ruler of Wallachia.
Lake Brâncoveanu is situated on the site of a salt mine that was in operation until 1699, when water infiltration caused it to be abandoned. In 1966, the water level of the lake had a sharp decrease of 11 m, because of the leakage of water through a crack produced in the salt wall in the underground lake adjacent to the Ignatius mine.