Lake_Rândunica

Lake Rândunica

Lake Rândunica

Salt lake in Transylvania, Romania

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
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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

References

  1. [1]
    "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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