
Photo: Martin Greslou · CC0
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
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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.
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Sources & data
- OpenStreetMap: Lacul Negru (way 173579605), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Lacurile neștiute din Ținutul Secuiesc, Adevărul
- Sovata, pearl of the medical spas (2020), Transilvania Business
- Sovata: obiective turistice, Spotmedia
- Saltwater pools in Mureș County, Visit Mureș

