Snagov is a commune located 40 km north of Bucharest in Romania. It has a population of 6,041 people and is composed of five villages. Snagov is known for Snagov Lake and the Snagov Monastery located on an island in the lake. The monastery was founded in the late 14th century and is the first written record of Snagov. Snagov Lake is an important lake near Bucharest, occupying an area of 600 hectares with a maximum depth of 9 meters, hosting diverse fauna and flora including 16 species of fish.

1. SNAGOV
Stanciu Răzvan -Cătalin
Student :
8213
Teacher :
Mihai Daniel –Frumușelu

2.  Snagov (population: 6,041) 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. The
commune is composed of five villages: Ciofliceni,
Ghermănești, Snagov, Tâncăbești and
Vlădiceasca. Snagov is a popular holiday resort,
and many villas have lately been built on the
shores of Snagov lake.
 The name is of probably Bulgarian origin, from the
word sneg (meaning "snow"). It might also derived
from the Bulgarian snaga, meaning "human body".

3. History
 Archeologists confirmed human presence of
inhabitants since 400 BC. Snagov village was built
around the Snagov monastery, founded in the late
14th century on an islet in Lake Snagov, about
2 km north of Snagov village. The first written
record of it is found in a document from the court
of Mircea cel Bătrân and dated 1408. Snagov
monastery was excavated in 1933 by
archaeologist Dinu V. Rosetti.

4.  In 2002 the Romanian government decided to
build in Snagov a Disneyland-style theme
park, "Dracula Park", but in 2006 the
government canceled the project. The
connection with "Dracula" is due to a spurious
19th-century tradition which makes Snagov
monastery the site of the tomb of Vlad III
Dracula.

5. Lake Snagov
 Located 25-30 km outside Bucharest, occupying an
area of approx. 600 ha and with a length of 16 km,
Lake Snagov is a river edge, the most important one on
the lower Ialomița course. Due to its maximum depth of
9 metres, this is the deepest lake in the Romanian
Plain area.
 The shape of the lake is elongated and very sinuous,
with many bays. The downstream area features the
island that hosts the Snagov Monastery. The
biodiversity of the area is formed of 4,200 species of
fauna and flora, of which approximately 1,200 species
are protected by law and 42 of them are even red listed

6.  The fish fauna, which attracts numerous amateur
fishermen, is remarkable enough by the existence
of 16 fish species: bleak, rudd, roach, bream,
carp, Crucian carp, Prussian carp, tench, two
species of gobies, eel, European perch,
pumpkinseed, pike, zander, catfish. Sport fishing
is allowed on Lake Snagov only outside the
protected area (at a minimum distance of 500
metres upstream and downstream from it).

7. References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snagov
http://www.helloromania.eu/lacul-snagov-
cazare/
http://snagovclub.ro/en/relaxation/lake-snagov-
and-the-snagov-natural-
reservation/#PhotoSwipe1495736911499