Snagov is a lake in Snagov

Snagov

Snagov is a commune, located 40 km north of Bucharest in Ilfov County, Romania. According to the 2002 census, 99.2% of the population is ethnic Romanian and 0.4% are Roma...

 municipality, about 25–30 km north of Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It has a surface of only 5.75 km², but due to its elongated shape it stretches for about 12 km, northeast to southwest.

Lake Snagov as well as the nearby Snagov forest is a protected natural area.

• "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 assistance 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

Stadionul Snagov

Snagov Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Snagov, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Snagov. The stadium holds 2,000 people....

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