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. NameIn Romanian, Lacul Pânzelor means The lake of webs. Its other name (Lacul Inului) means the lake of flax. HistoryThe 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
Lakes of the salt mine
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