Lacul Auster
Lacul Auster (Romanian for ''the austere lake'') 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. In the middle of the lake, an islet has been formed. The islet makes the lake unique among the other lakes of the mine. Name In Romanian, the word ''auster'' means austere. The lake is nicknamed ''Lacul cu insula'' (lit. ''the Lake with the Island'') because of its island, which makes it unique among the salt mine's lakes. Previously, the lake had the nickname ''Lacul Roșu'' (the Red Lake) due to its reddish color. History Lacul Auster was formed on the site of an old non-documented saltworks. In 1922, its water level was much higher than at present, and it was lowered by artificial drainage because it was believed that its waters flooded the Ignaţiu salt mine, which was in operation. Information *Surfa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ocna Sibiului
Ocna Sibiului (; ) is a town in the centre of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, central Romania, 10 km to the north-west of the county capital Sibiu. The town administers a single village, Topârcea (''Tschapertsch''; ''Toporcsa''). At the 2011 census, 89.4% of inhabitants were Romanians and 9.7% Hungarians. See also * Castra of Ocna Sibiului * Lacul Auster * Ocna Sibiului mine References Image gallery Image:RO SB Ocna Sibiului calvinist church 1.jpg, Fortified church A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements, and embrasures. Others, such as the Ávila Cathedra ... File:Pavilionul băilor.jpg, Bath pavilion File:Piaţa Traian3.JPG, Trajan Square File:Ocna Sibiului, gara01.jpg, Train station Populated places in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania Spa towns in Romania Towns in Romania Mining commun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacul Cu Nămol
Lacul cu Nămol, also called (Lacul) Balta cu Nămol, 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 In Romanian, ''Lacul cu Nămol'' means ''the Lake with Mud'' . The other name of the lake, Balta cu Nămol, means the Pond with Mud. History The lake formed in a depression created by salt excavation. Information Lacul cu Nămol and Lacul Negru are the only lakes of the mine to have mud. Something else they have in common is that their depth is very small, probably reaching 1–2 m. Lakes of the salt mine * Auster * Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa * Balta cu Nămol * Brâncoveanu * Cloşca * Crişan * Lacul Fără Fund * Gura Minei * Horea * Mâţelor * Negru The Romanian-language surname Negru literally means "black" and may refer to: *Dan Negru, Romanian TV presenter and host *Natalia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacul Verde (Ocna Sibiului)
Lacul Verde (literally Green Lake) is a natural freshwater lake of the Ocna Sibiului mine, Romania. It is the only major freshwater lake of the mine, with the other lakes being salt lakes. The Lacul Vrăjitoarelor is also a freshwater lake, but it is too small and the condition is too poor for swimming. Lacul Verde is located in the city of Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. History The origin of the lake is the collapse of two nearby, unrecognized saltworks, which were exploited at the same time and later abandoned due to water infiltration. Information *Surface: *Maximum depth: *Salinity: 8-9 g/l Lakes of the salt mine * Auster * Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa * Balta cu Nămol * Brâncoveanu * Cloşca * Crişan * Lacul Fără Fund * Gura Minei * Horea * Mâţelor * Negru The Romanian-language surname Negru literally means "black" and may refer to: *Dan Negru Dan Negru (born 23 February 1971) is a Romania Romania ( ; ro, Român ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Rândunica
Lake Rândunica ( ro, 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 ''Lacul Rândunica'' means ''the swallow lake''. 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 . Information *Surface: *Maximum Depth: *Salinity: 120 g/l Lakes of the salt mine * Auster * Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa * Balta cu Nămol * Brâncoveanu * Cloşca * Crişan * Lacul Fără Fund * Gura Minei * Horea * Mâţelor * Negru The Romanian-language surname Negru literally means "black" and may refer to: *Dan Negru, Romanian TV presenter and host *Natalia Negru, Romanian poet and writer *Nicolae Negru, Moldovan writer and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Pânzelor
The Lake of Pânzelor (Romanian: Lacul Pânzelor, also called Lacul Inului) 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 In Romanian, ''Lacul Pânzelor'' means ''The lake of webs''. Its other name (''Lacul Inului'') means ''the lake of flax''. History The lake originates from the "Josef" salt mine, exploited with two wells and abandoned in 1770, due to strong infiltration of water through the walls. Information *Surface: *Maximum depth: *Salinity: 9 g/L at the surface, increases to 320 g/L at 5.5 m depth. Lakes of the salt mine * Auster * Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa * Balta cu Nămol * Brâncoveanu * Cloşca * Crişan * Lacul Fără Fund * Gura Minei * Horea * Mâţelor * Negru The Romanian-language surname Negru literally means "black" and may refer to: *Dan Negru, Romanian TV p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacul Negru (Ocna Sibiului)
Lacul Negru (meaning ''the black lake'') 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. It has one of the smallest depths of all the lakes, with its maximum depth only reaching about . Name The lake's name is The Black Lake, because the lake has mud at its bottom, making its water black. The salt mine only has two lakes with mud: Lacul Negru and Lacul cu Nămol (meaning ''the lake with mud''). History Lacul Negru originates from three small salt lakes. Information *Surface: *Maximum depth: ~1 m *Salinity: 280 g/l Lakes of the salt mine * Auster * Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa * Balta cu Nămol * Brâncoveanu * Cloşca * Crişan * Lacul Fără Fund * Gura Minei * Horea Vasile Ursu Nicola (1731 in Arada, Principality of Transylvania (now Horea, Romania) – 28 February 1785 in Karlsburg (n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Mâţelor
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last ice ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Horea
Lake Horea ( ro, 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 Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...n Romanians, 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: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Gura Minei
Lake Gura Minei (Romanian: Lacul Gura Minei) 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 Literally translated from Romanian, "Lacul Gura Minei" means "the mine's mouth lake". History Lake Gura Minei was formed by the collapse of a shaft in the north of the Ignaţiu salt mine, opened in 1780. The salt mine was abandoned in 1931 and today forms a huge underground lake with a surface of over . Information *Surface: *Maximum depth: Lakes of the salt mine * Auster * Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa * Balta cu Nămol * Brâncoveanu * Cloşca * Crişan * Lacul Fără Fund * Gura Minei * Horea * Mâţelor * Negru The Romanian-language surname Negru literally means "black" and may refer to: *Dan Negru, Romanian TV presenter and host *Natalia Negru, Romanian poet and writer *Nicolae Negru, Moldo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lacul Fără Fund (Ocna Sibiului)
Lacul Fără Fund (also called Lacul Lemnelor) 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 In Romanian, ''Lacul Fără Fund'' means ''The Bottomless Lake'', which is an obvious reference to its high depth. The other name, ''Lacul Lemnelor'' means ''Lake of the wood''. History The lake was formed on the site of the Francisc Grube salt mine, which was abandoned in 1775 due to water infiltrations. Information *Surface: *Maximum depth: *Salinity: 96 g/L (at the surface), 318 g/L (at 6 m depth) Lakes of the salt mine * Auster * Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa * Balta cu Nămol * Brâncoveanu * Cloşca * Crişan * Lacul Fără Fund * Gura Minei * Horea * Mâţelor * Negru The Romanian-language surname Negru literally means "black" and may refer to: *Dan Negru, Romanian TV presenter and host ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Crişan
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last ice ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Cloşca
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last ice ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |