Lake Brâncoveanu
Lacul Brâncoveanu (Romanian)
Location of the lake in Romania.
Location of the lake in Romania.
Lake Brâncoveanu
LocationOcna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania
Coordinates45°52′19″N 24°03′56″E / 45.8719°N 24.0656°E / 45.8719; 24.0656
TypeSalt lake
Surface area567.5 m2 (6,109 sq ft)
Max. depth13.6 m (45 ft)
Salinity310 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.

Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County

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

References

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