Lake Snagov
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Template:Infobox lake Snagov (Romanian: Lacul Snagov) is a lake 25-30 km from Bucharest, Romania. It has a surface of 5.75 km².
The lake is famous due to the myth that Vlad III the Impaler (famous for having inspired Bram Stoker's character Dracula) was buried in the Snagov monastery on an island only accessible by boat in the middle of Lake Snagov. However his body was never found.
Exist two natural protected areas: "Snagov Lake" and "Snagov Forest". "Snagov Lake (Aria Naturala Protejata Lacul Snagov - ANPLS) has about 150 hectares in size and protect about 20 species. "Snagov Forrest" (Aria Naturala Protejata Lacul Snagov - ANPLS) has about 10 hectares. For both of them is required further help and assistence to preserve the biodiversity (over 20 protected species).
