Geamăna Village Drowned in Copper Lake, Romania 2025

Roofs, wooden pillars, and other forms rising above the multicoloured lake are the remnants of the once picturesque drowned Geamana village. It's peaceful villagers were living there relatively happily until the realisation of copper deposits in the areas nearby in 1978.

At the wish, or rather the order of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, Geamana valley was abandoned and flooded forcing large amounts of toxic waste into the lake. 400 families were evacuated to the neighbouring settlements, however, ​the most stubborn remained in the village, despite the absence of supplies. Devoted villagers only moved to the banks of the lake.

Tourists come to see this nice but sad view starting from April through the summer months.