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Lake Mâțelor

Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 24°04′07″E / 45.87707°N 24.06848°E / 45.87707; 24.06848
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Lake Mâțelor
Lacul Mâţelor (Romanian)
Location of the lake in Romania.
Location of the lake in Romania.
Lake Mâțelor
LocationOcna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania
Coordinates45°52′37″N 24°04′07″E / 45.87707°N 24.06848°E / 45.87707; 24.06848
TypeSalt lake
Surface area1,232.5 m2 (13,267 sq ft)
Max. depth74.70 m (245.1 ft)

Lake Mâţelor (Romanian: Lacul Mâţelor) 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.

Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County

Name

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Lacul Mâţelor means lake of the small cats or lake of the kittens.

History

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The salt mine on which it is located is not documented, but it was exploited in the late middle-ages with a bell-system, at a depth of more than 80 m through two wells.

Information

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  • Surface: 1,232.5 square metres (13,267 sq ft)
  • Maximum Depth: 74.70 metres (245.1 ft) (2nd of the mine's lakes, behind Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa)
  • Salinity: 34 g/L at the surface, up to 323 g/L at 8.5 m depth.

Lakes of the salt mine

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Sources

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References

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  1. ^ "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.