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.
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: Maximum depth: 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)
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