Lake Horea

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Lake Horea
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Lake Horea
Location Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania
Coordinates 45°52′37″N24°03′48″E / 45.876998°N 24.063268°E / 45.876998; 24.063268
Type Salt lake
Native nameLacul Horea (Romanian)
Max. depth44.50 m (146.0 ft)
Salinity 69-330 g/l

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. [1]

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Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County Ocna Sibiului jud Sibiu.jpg
Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County

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

Lakes of the salt mine

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References

  1. "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.