Photo: Christo · CC BY-SA 4.0Lake Aluniș is the second-largest of the salt lakes at Sovata, after Lake Ursu, inside the protected area of Lake Ursu and the woods on the salt ground. It has chloride and sodium water and is small, about 0.37 ha and up to 6.4 m deep, formed in the 1970s.
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The lake has its own bathing beach, Strand Aluniș, where the water can reach about 30 °C. It is cooler and less salty than Lake Ursu. The clay mud from the bottom is used for arthrosis, spondylosis and nerve complaints. Sovata’s bathing season runs in summer, so check the opening dates and hours. See the Sovata Salt Lakes page for more.
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Sources & data
- OpenStreetMap: Lacul Aluniș (way 173613149), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Sovata opens the 2024 season, Newsweek România
- Lacurile neștiute din Ținutul Secuiesc, Adevărul
- Bear Lake, Plizio
- Romanian Wikipedia: Lacul Ursu și arboretele de pe sărături, Wikimedia Foundation