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10-16-2014, 10:21 AM
Lake Văcărești is a lake in the south of Bucharest, Sector 4. The lake has a surface of 140.500 m˛, a length of 2.3 km, a width of 2 km meters and a depth of 1–2 meters. It is now part of the Natural Park Văcărești, a protected zone of nature. Over 100 species of wild birds and animals live in this area. The area is nicknamed Bucharest Delta.
History
The lake was formed from an old bifurcation of the Dâmbovița River and was known in the time of Nicolae Ceaușescu as Balta Văcărești.
On June 5, 2014, the Lake Văcărești zone was declared protected zone and named Natural Park Văcărești by the Government of Romania.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Lake_vacaresti.jpg
http://www.getlokal.ro/uploads/article/original/92fc76ba7d49a39059b9bda7e27ce051d2ff452c.jpg
History
The lake was formed from an old bifurcation of the Dâmbovița River and was known in the time of Nicolae Ceaușescu as Balta Văcărești.
On June 5, 2014, the Lake Văcărești zone was declared protected zone and named Natural Park Văcărești by the Government of Romania.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Lake_vacaresti.jpg
http://www.getlokal.ro/uploads/article/original/92fc76ba7d49a39059b9bda7e27ce051d2ff452c.jpg