- Source: Lake Horea
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 Lake Crișan and Lake Cloșca.
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
Cloşca
Crişan
Lacul Fără Fund
Gura Minei
Horea
Mâţelor
Negru
Pânzelor
Rândunica
Verde (Freshwater lake)
Vrăjitoarelor (Freshwater lake)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lake Horea
- Lake Avram Iancu-Ocnița
- Lake Brâncoveanu
- Lake Gura Minei
- Ocna Sibiului mine
- Lake Mâțelor
- Beliș
- Lake Pânzelor
- Lake Rândunica
- Lacul Auster
