Photo: Alexandra.Tamas · CC BY-SA 3.0Lake Nuntași, or Nuntași-Tuzla, is a coastal lake in Constanța County near Istria, once a spa popular with the Romanian elite under Ceaușescu and later with foreign visitors, drawn by its sapropelic mud.
How it formed
Fresh water let in by human intervention has lowered the salt content of the lake, and with it the production of the mud. In recent years the lake has been reported as nearly dry.
Visit
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
The ruins of Histria are close by, and Nuntași is an easy addition to a visit there. Check locally on the state of the lake and the mud baths before making a special trip.
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Sources & data
- Romania's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake (LW) and transitional (TW) water bodies, field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Romania, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: Lacul Nuntași (way 25212904), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Romanian spa lake dries up, AFP via Dailymotion
- Chemical evolution of Lake Nuntași-Tuzla (2025), Transilvania University of Brașov