Lake Brâncoveanu
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.
| Lake Brâncoveanu | |
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  Lake Brâncoveanu | |
| Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°52′19″N 24°03′56″E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Native name | Lacul Brâncoveanu (Romanian) |
| Surface area | 567.5 m2 (6,109 sq ft) |
| Max. depth | 13.6 m (45 ft) |
| Salinity | 310 g/l |
Name
The lake is named after Constantin Brâncoveanu, a ruler of Wallachia.
History
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.
Information
- Surface: 567.5 square metres (6,109 sq ft)
- Maximum Depth: 13.6 metres (45 ft)
- Salinity: 310 g/l (highest in the salt mine)
Lakes of the salt mine
- 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
- "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Retrieved 12 June 2017.