Skip to content
Map
Lacul Negru

Photo: Martin Greslou · CC0

Romania · Eastern Carpathians

Lacul Negru

Directions

Part of Sovata Salt Lakes

Lake Negru, the Black Lake, is the oldest of the salt lakes at Sovata, about 0.34 ha, in the Sovata spa resort. Like the other Sovata lakes, it lies in a former salt-mining landscape.

History

Treatment facilities stood beside the lake from the early 1900s, and a balneological base opened here in 1933.

Visit

Swimming

No reliable information

Tips

The lake lies close to Lake Ursu in Sovata. The spa centre here, open to the public since 2019 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., offers sapropelic mud wraps and a heated outdoor pool, with a restaurant. See the Sovata Salt Lakes page for more.

Nearby lakes

Show on map

More lakes in Eastern Carpathians

Know Lacul Negru well?

Suggest a beach, viewpoint, trail or amenity, or tell us if something has changed. We read every message.

Sources & data

  1. OpenStreetMap: Lacul Negru (way 173579605), OpenStreetMap contributors
  2. Lacurile neștiute din Ținutul Secuiesc, Adevărul
  3. Sovata, pearl of the medical spas (2020), Transilvania Business
  4. Sovata: obiective turistice, Spotmedia
  5. Saltwater pools in Mureș County, Visit Mureș