| Techirghiol | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Dobruja |
| Basin countries | Romania |
| Surface area | 11.6 km² |
| Max. depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
Techirghiol is a lake in Northern Dobruja, Romania, near the town with the same name.
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The name of the lake comes from the Turkish Tekirgöl, meaning "Tekir's lake". The name also means (in Turkish) "Striped Lake" (tekir - striped, and göl - lake). This is because of the salinity of the lake; when the wind blows, white salt stripes appear on the surface of the lake.
The legend says that once upon a time a crippled and blind old man named Tekir, riding on the back of his donkey, reached by mistake the shore of this lake. The old man strove for hours to get out of that smelly mud, but his stubborn donkey didn't want to move at all, as if a mysterious force were not letting him go out of the lake. It was with great wonder and joy that the old man realised, when getting out of the lake, that his eyes could perceive again a beam of light, and his feet that had stopped helping him a long time ago began to obey him. As for his wise donkey - its bad wounds on the back had healed, and his body was younger than ever. When they found out about this, lots of people rushed to the shore of the lake, bathing and putting mud all over their bodies so that they'd be cured.
Tekir and his donkey are featured in a statue located in the center of the town of Techirghiol.
Therapeutic recommendations: Healing of chronic and degenerative rheumatism, arthritis, spondylosis, post-traumatic and post-surgery sequelae, peripheral nervous system diseases, rhino-pharyngitis, gynecologic affections by applying sapropelic mud from the lake Techirghiol.