Lake Horea
| Lake Horea | |
|---|---|
  Lake Horea | |
| Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°52′37″N 24°03′48″E / 45.876998°N 24.063268°ECoordinates: 45°52′37″N 24°03′48″E / 45.876998°N 24.063268°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Native name | Lacul Horea (Romanian) |
| Max. depth | 44.50 m (146.0 ft) |
| Salinity | 69-330 g/l |
Lake Horea (Romanian: Lacul Horea) is a natural salt lake in the town of Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, in the historical Transylvania region of 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. It is one of the three lakes of the mine's strand, the other ones being and .[1]
Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County
Name[]
The lake was named after Vasile Ursu Nicola, commonly known as Horea, who was a Transylvanian Romanian leader of the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan in 1784-85.
History[]
Lakes Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan were formed by the flood of six non-certified salines. Other lakes were mentioned in their place in 1770.
Information[]
- Maximum depth: 44.50 metres (146.0 ft)
- Salinity: 69-330 g/l
- Fauna: Artemia salina
Lakes of the salt mine[]
- Auster
- Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa
- Balta cu Nămol
- Brâncoveanu
- 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 13 June 2017.
Categories:
- Lakes of Sibiu County