Snagov (Romanian: ''Lacul Snagov'') is a lake in

Snagov Snagov is a commune, located north of Bucharest, in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The commune is composed of five villages: Ciofliceni, Ghermănești, Snagov, Tâncăbești, and Vlădiceasca. Snagov is a tourist and spa resort, but the nec ...

commune, about north of

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Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It has a surface of only , but due to its elongated shape it stretches for about , northeast to southwest. Lake Snagov as well as the nearby Snagov Forest is a protected natural area.
"Snagov Lake"
(Aria Naturală Protejată Lacul Snagov – ANPLS) is about in size and protects about 20 species.
"Snagov Forest"
(Aria Naturală Protejată Pădurea Snagov – ANPPS) covers about . For both of them, further help and assistance is required to preserve the biodiversity (over 20 protected species). Snagov Monastery is situated on an islet near the lake's northeastern end, just across Snagov Stadium. An isolated island monastery in the middle of Lake Snagov houses the

Vlad the Impaler Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( ) or Vlad Dracula (; ; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian hi ...

's purported final resting place. The Snagov Declaration was signed on 21 June 1995 in a villa on the lake's shore.

External links

Snagov.ro
Lakes of Romania Geography of Ilfov County Protected areas of Romania {{Romania-geo-stub