Razim lake
| Razim Lake (Razelm Lake) | ||
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| Razim or Razelm Lake | ||
| Geographical location | Dobruja , Romania | |
| Drain | at Gura Portiței into the Black Sea | |
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 49 ′ N , 28 ° 59 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 0 m | |
| surface | 394 km² | |
| scope | ~ 120 km² | |
| Maximum depth | 3 m | |
The Razim Lake or Razelm Lake ( Romanian Lacul Razim , Latin Halmyris ) is a lagoon lake south of the Danube Delta on the Black Sea in Romania . With 425 km² it is the largest lake in the country.
geography
location
Lake Razelm is located in the historical region of North Dobruja in the southwest of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve , in the Tulcea district . The lake is an old bay of the Black Sea, which was separated from the sea by alluvial deposits. Lake Razelm is fed in the north by the Sfântu-Gheorghe arm - the southernmost estuary of the Danube - by the Dranov and Dunavăț canals , so that its brackish water is greatly sweetened and flows into the Black Sea at Gura Portiței ( ⊙ ).
Places around the lake
The closest town is the small town of Babadag, about 11 kilometers (as the crow flies) from the lake . Other places are the municipality of Sarichioi (their incorporated villages Enisala and Sabangia ), the villages of Iazurile and Colina .
Adjacent and nearby lakes
Adjacent to Lake Razelm in the south are Lake Golowiza ( Lacul Golovița ) and Lake Sălcioara; in the immediate distance of the Smeika ( Lacul Smeica ) and the Sinoe Lakes ( Lacul Sinoe ). In the west of the Razelm lake is the Babadag, in the north the Calica and in the east is the Dranov lake.
A connection between the Razelm and Babadag Lakes is the Enisala Canal .
climate
The climate of the Razelm lake are dry summers, cold and dry winters; influenced by the proximity of the Black Sea. The average temperature is 11 ° C; the amount of precipitation is 400–450 mm per year.
Attractions
- The Popina Island (47 m above sea level. M. ⊙ ) located in the northern part of the Razelm Lake.
- The ruins of Enisala Castle, ( ⊙ ) built at the end of the 14th / beginning of the 15th century, are listed as historical monuments.
- The ruins of Orgame / Argamum
Popina Island
View of the Sarichioi Monastery
Ruins of Enisala Castle
Web links
credentials
- ↑ a b c Elisabeta Arsene: May 23, 2010, accessed from slideshare.net on February 12, 2013 (Romanian)
- ↑ Allgemeine Realencyclopädie or Conversationslexicon for Catholic Germany , Verlag, Georg Joseph Manz , Regensburg 1850
- ↑ Dr. JG Th. Graesse : Orbis Latinus or directory (2x "s") of the Latin names of the most famous cities etc., seas, lakes, mountains and rivers in all parts of the world , Dresden 1861
- ↑ Dates and facts ( Memento of the original from April 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Interesting facts about Romania on rumaenien-info.at.
- ↑ Gigi Paul Dragomir: Insula Popina , at alpinet.org, on October 14, 2010, accessed on February 11, 2013 (Romanian)
- ↑ Information, pictures and a video about the Enisala Castle at www.xplorio.ro
- ↑ List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010, accessed on February 11, 2013 ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. PDF; 7.10 MB
