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General Presentation
Snagov - Protected by the Vlasiei forests with huge oak trees and groups of hornbeams and lime trees, on the 16 km long lake banks, during the time many events took place, wrapped in mystery. Due to the strategic location in relation to the main administrative centers and trade routes, and also due to the natural protection existing here and the special microclimate - Snagovul has been during history a place of refuge, of treasuries, of isolation / prison, of rest, reshaping and relaxation. As much as it has been possible, the spies and the curious eyes have been kept away from it.
However, even here the globalization trends imposes a new balance between the following elements:
a) The ecosystems of the natural protected areas which must be preserved
b) The specific of the area (with a suitable strategy to be chosen)
c) The local administrative improvements
d) The local economic sustainability
e) Inclusion within the national tourist routes of the contributions and specificity of Snagov, from the historic, tourism and cultural perspectives
f) Transparency and visibility which to harmonize relationships between all local social categories, commercial companies and institutions.
History in Brief
Outlined by archaeological remains as a Getae and Dacian locality during the II and I centuries before Christ, then as a stable locality during the X-XIII centuries, attested by the documents under the name of Dobrosesti, in the year 1482, Snagov village has developed as an agricultural settlement as a centre of leisure and recreation, function related to the existence of the Snagov lake and the forests around it.
On the island where the monastery is located, the archaeological research have uncovered tools and pottery from the Bronze and Iron Ages, incineration tombs, Roman and Byzantium coins, all of which are proofs of an old and uninterrupted life on this island, excellently defended by the lake waters and by the extension of the surrounding forests, well supplied by the game and the fish available in the lake. More details in history.
Geographical location
The Snagov locality is located in the Ilfov county, which in its turn is located in the S-SE parts of
The Snagov locality is located on the Northern part of ilfov county, in the Northern part of the Vlasiei plain, on the right hand bank of the Snagov lake at the borders of Bucharest and comprises five villages: Snagov Village, Ghermanesti, Ciofliceni, Vladiceasca, located on the Southern bank, and Tancabesti on the Northern bank. More details at acces ways.
The soil formation comprises a plain (at 50 - 120 m altitude), fragmented by valleys, with local terraced areas, covered in loess deposits on which many groves appear, with a slight proclivity from N-W and S-E, cut by shallow valleys, with large and newly formed everglades, which were covered during the past the well known Vlasiei forest.
Around the Snagov lake extensive massive forests are concentrated, made of various trees species, some of them very rare, hosting thus a very rich fauna and flora. Snagov forest is part of a natural protected area and thus both flora and fauna must be preserved. The Snagov lake is part of the same protected area, thus preserving its wonderful flora, especially white and yellow water lilies, the lotus and the common reed. For more details please see forest and Snagov lake.
The climate is continental with a tendency to be excessive, with hot summers and draughts and cold winters, dominated by the presence cold continental air masses from the East, or arctic air from the North and powerful winds generating snow blizzards. The multi annual average values for the air temperatures a slight increase from the North (10.5ºC) towards the South (11ºC). The absolute maximum temperature (40ºC) was recorded in Snagov on the 20th of August 1945, and the absolute minimum temperature (-35ºC), was also recorded in Snagov on the 25th of January 1942. The amplitude resulted from adding up the extreme values (75ºC), and also the amplitude resulting from monthly averages of air temperatures (25ºC) reflect the emphasized continental feature of the climate in the Ilfov county. The multi annual average for the quantity of rain water fell on the ground ranges around the value of 500 mm. The wind characteristics features dominance of the North-Eastern winds (21.6 %) and Eastern winds (19.7 %) which are blowing with an average medium speed of 2-2.5 m/s, reaching during the winter maximum speeds in excess of 125 km per hour.
Hydrographic network
In the past, the area was covered by the well known Vlasiei forest (Codrul Vlasiei), which became afterwards the Vlasiei plain, which is passed through today by the rivers Ialomita, Arges, Sabar and Dambovita. There are some natural and manmade lakes as well, from which the most important is the Snagov lake, with a surface area of 575 ha. He is a river edge formation from the
In the past, the lake communicated with the
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