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Lake Gura Minei

Coordinates: 45°52′24″N 24°03′53″E / 45.8732°N 24.0648°E / 45.8732; 24.0648
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Lake Gura Minei
Lacul Gura Minei (Romanian)
Location of the lake in Romania.
Location of the lake in Romania.
Lake Gura Minei
LocationOcna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania
Coordinates45°52′24″N 24°03′53″E / 45.8732°N 24.0648°E / 45.8732; 24.0648
TypeSalt lake
Surface area969.33 m2 (10,433.8 sq ft)
Max. depth27 metres (89 ft)

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.

Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County

Name

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Literally translated from Romanian, "Lacul Gura Minei" means "the mine's mouth lake".

History

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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 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft).

Information

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  • Surface: 969.33 square metres (10,433.8 sq ft)
  • Maximum depth: 27 metres (89 ft)

Lakes of the salt mine

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References

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  • "Lacuri Naturale". Ocna Sibiului. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.