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.

Lake Pânzelor
Lacul Inului
Lake Pânzelor
Location	Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania
Coordinates	45°52′37″N 24°04′01″E
Type	Salt lake
Surface area	875 m2 (9,420 sq ft)
Max. depth	46 m (151 ft)

Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County

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: 875 square metres (9,420 sq ft)
• Maximum depth: 46 metres (151 ft)
• 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
• Pânzelor
• Rândunica
• Verde (Freshwater lake)
• Vrăjitoarelor (Freshwater lake)