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Bâlea Lake (Romanian: Lacul Bâlea or Bâlea Lac, pronounced [ˈbɨle̯a]; Hungarian: Bilea-tó) is a glacier lake situated at 2,034 m of altitude in the Făgăraș Mountains, in central Romania, in Cârțișoara, Sibiu County. There are two chalets opened all the year round, a meteorological station and a mountain rescue (Salvamont) station. It is accessible by car on the Transfăgărășan road during the summer, and the rest of the year by a cable car from the "Bâlea Cascadă" chalet.
| Lacul Bâlea | |
|---|---|
 Bâlea Lake, October 2006 | |
  Lacul Bâlea | |
| Location | Făgăraș Mountains |
| Coordinates | 45.602°N 24.617°E |
| Type | periglacial |
| Basin countries | Romania |
| Max. length | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Max. width | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Surface area | 4.7 ha (12 acres) |
| Average depth | 11.35 m (37.2 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 2,034 m (6,673 ft) |
On 17 April 1977. an avalanche killed 23 skiers gathered near the lake; 19 of those were high school students from the Samuel von Brukenthal National College in Sibiu. This was the deadliest avalanche ever in Romania,[1][2] with the 42nd highest death toll in the world.
In 2006, the first ice hotel in Eastern Europe was built in the vicinity of the lake.[3] The hotel has opened for 15 years since then, but not during the 2019–2020 season, due to higher than usual temperatures.[4]
References
- "40 de ani de la cea mai gravă avalanșă din România" [40 years since the deadliest avalanche in Romania]. Digi24 (in Romanian). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- Găină, Ramona (17 June 2013). "Povestea avalanșei din 1977, cea mai mare tragedie montană din România" [The story of the 1977 avalanche, the greatest mountain tragedy in Romania]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "Chill Out in The Ice Hotel at Bâlea Lac". AllTipsAndTricks.com. December 9, 2006. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- Buciu, Laura (16 December 2019). "Motivul pentru care nu poate fi construit Hotelul de Gheață de la Bâlea Lac" [The reason why the Ice Hotel at Bâlea Lac cannot be built]. mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
External links
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На других языках
[de] Bâlea-See
Der Bâlea-See (auch Bulea-See, rumänisch Lacul Bâlea, rumänische Ortsbezeichnung auch Bâlea Lac, ungarisch Bilea-tó) ist ein Gletschersee in den rumänischen Karpaten.- [en] Bâlea Lake
[fr] Lac Bâlea
Le Lac Bâlea est un lac glaciaire situé à 2 040 m d'altitude dans les Monts Făgăraș, en Roumanie centrale, dans le Județ de Sibiu.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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