Lake Pânzelor
The Lake of Pânzelor 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. Name
In Romanian, Lacul Pânzelor means The lake of webs. Its other name 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
