Information from Sovata's Museum:
Sovata is situated in the zone of the eastern rim of the Transylvania basin, along the upper reaches of the river "Kis -Küküllo", in the easternpart of the present Mures district and in the western part of Harghita district. Transylvania is in Romania. In 1952 Sovata was declared a city. It is the only city of Székely Sóvidék (Salt district). In 1992 the number of inhabitants of Sovata area was 12,112, of which 8,935 lived in the city itself and 7,943 were of Hungarian nationality.
Sovata is known throughout Europe as a health and pleasure resort. It is one of the most famous spas in Romania and the most important health resort in Mures county. The spas have been develped since 1900. There are six large hotels for visitors to the spas. The fame of this spa is based on the heliothermal salt lakes. Sovata is marked by several salt lakes, so called dolina lakes, such as Medve(Bear), Mogyorós (Hazel), Zöld (Green), Vörös (Reddish) and Fekete (Black) lake. The Medve lake (Lacul Ursu) is the largest heliothermal dolina drift lake of Romania. Bear Lake is the most famous among tourists.
Links to more information:
Map of Romanian counties with links to many other maps
Romania maps and views
Information about Transylvania
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Bear Lake and resort
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MURES COUNTY
TRANSYLVANIA
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