Lake Rândunica
| Lake Rândunica | |
|---|---|
| Lacul Sf. Ioan | |
| Lacul Rândunica (Romanian) | |
  Lake Rândunica | |
| Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°52′23″N 24°03′59″E / 45.87306°N 24.06646°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| 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.
Name
[edit]Lacul Rândunica means the swallow lake.[1]
History
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Auster
- Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa
- Balta cu Nămol
- Brâncoveanu
- Cloşca
- Crişan
- Lacul Fără Fund
- Gura Minei
- Horea
- Mâţelor
- Negru
- Pânzelor
- Rândunica
- Verde (Freshwater lake)
- Vrăjitoarelor (Freshwater lake)
References
[edit]- ^ "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.