Lacul Fără Fund (Ocna Sibiului)

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Lacul Fără Fund
Lacul Lemnelor
Location of the lake in Romania.
Location of the lake in Romania.
Lacul Fără Fund
LocationOcna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania
Coordinates45°52′34″N 24°04′03″E / 45.87615°N 24.06757°E / 45.87615; 24.06757
TypeSalt lake
Surface area1,665 m2 (17,920 sq ft)
Max. depth32 m (105 ft)

Lacul Fără Fund (also called Lacul Lemnelor) 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]

Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County

Name[edit]

In Romanian, Lacul Fără Fund means The Bottomless Lake, which is an obvious reference to its high depth. The other name, Lacul Lemnelor means Lake of the wood.

History[edit]

The lake was formed on the site of the Francisc Grube salt mine, which was abandoned in 1775 due to water infiltrations.

Information[edit]

  • Surface: 1,665 square metres (17,920 sq ft)
  • Maximum depth: 32 metres (105 ft)
  • Salinity: 96 g/L (at the surface), 318 g/L (at 6 m depth)

Lakes of the salt mine[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

[1]

  1. ^ "Despre Ocna Sibiului Romania | Prezentare, imagini, informatii turistice si detalii despre statiunea Ocna Sibiului".
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