Lake Rândunica

Lake Rândunica
Lacul Sf. Ioan
Lake Rândunica
Location	Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania
Coordinates	45°52′23″N 24°03′59″E / 45.87306°N 24.06646°E / 45.87306; 24.06646Coordinates: 45°52′23″N 24°03′59″E / 45.87306°N 24.06646°E / 45.87306; 24.06646
Type	Salt lake
Native name	Lacul Rândunica  (Romanian)
Surface area	2,149 m2 (23,130 sq ft)
Max. depth	46.54 m (152.7 ft)
Salinity	120 g/l

Lake Rândunica (Romanian: Lacul Rândunica, also called Lacul Sf. Ioan) 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.

Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County

Name[]

Lacul Rândunica means the swallow lake.^[1]

History[]

The origin of this lake is the abandonment of the "Nepomuceni Johann Grube" salt mine. The salt mine was exploited between 1722-1877 using the bell system with two wells up to the depth of 80 metres (260 ft).

Information[]

• Surface: 2,149 square metres (23,130 sq ft)
• Maximum Depth: 46.54 metres (152.7 ft)
• Salinity: 120 g/l

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)

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