Balnevia
Bear Lake at Sovata

Sovata/Romania

Bear Lake (Lacul Ursu)

The world's largest heliothermic salt lake, warm in layers.

Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Température de baignade
32°C
Baignade
Extérieur
Hébergement
Hôtel sur place

Bear Lake formed in the nineteenth century when rainwater dissolved the salt massif at Sovata. Fresh water floating over dense brine traps solar heat, so the lake warms in stratified layers through summer, with the strongest gradients a little below the surface. Bathing is seasonal, in wooden bathing enclosures around the shore.

Recommandations

Hôtels à proximité

Découvrez où dormir près de Bear Lake (Lacul Ursu).

L'eau

Eau thermale

Source
Bear Lake heliothermic brine
Minéralisation
Highly saline (heliothermic lake)
Caractère
Fresh water over dense brine traps solar heat, warming the lake in stratified layers in summer.

Informations pratiques

Open in the warm months only; salinity is high, so rinse afterwards and limit sessions. Neighbouring lakes and the resort's hotels sit within walking distance.

Site officiel

Situation

Sovata, Romania46.6009, 25.0793Voir sur la carte Balnevia

Lieux liés

Autres bains thermaux en Romania