The document describes several scenic locations in Transylvania, Romania. It discusses the village of Torockó and its location in the mountains. It then mentions the Torda mountain gorge, known for its striking geological features and legends. Finally, it tells the local legend of how the Killer Lake was formed from a landslide caused by a young woman's screams.

1. “… and you have to see Transylvania- in late afternoon, and after the twilight! The deep forest, which grows the gigantic totem-poles. And you have to see Transylvania. Where old Europe has seen more watch-fires than peaceful daylights since our St. Stephen's time..." Bágyi Bence Jakab: To my Son . Travsylvanian moments (1)

2. Torockó

9. Székelykő

13. Tordai-hasadék (The Torda mountain-gorge)

14. The mountain-gorge at Torda is one of the spectacular hiking places of Transylvania. The “split in two” mountain is visible from great distances. According to scientific explanation the cleft was formed by collapsing a water hollowed roof of a limestone cave. The cleft holds several legends associated to Saint László, one of them is; the mountain split in two behind him, so the Cumanians could no longer pursue him. The Patkós- Stone bears the trace of his horse’s horseshoe. The cleft is approximately 2 km long, the path leads between limestone rocks (in some places 200 m tall ) on the alternate sides of the brook Hesdát. The path is connected by two little footbridges. There are also 32 excavated caves in the cleft.

20. Parajd

21. Parajd Sóvidék (Salt-region) is the first settlement in Europe that was named after the vast mineral treasure it has. Parajd is the centre of this “big community”, the homeland of Transylvanian salt. At the junction of eastern brim of the Transylvanian basin and the Görgény snow capped mountains runs along Parajd, in embrace of salt cryistal-saturated brightly glittering rocks. Parajd is the last settlement in Hargita county, it’s immediate neighbour is Szovata in Maros county well known for its natural salt lake (Bear Lake). At the same time the region is known for its rich water-network. Here flows the Kisküküllô river that provided an inspiration to,Áprily Lajos, the village’s greatest poet. The Kisküküllô river meets at the feet of Harom mountain with the brook of Korond which broke a path between the salt-rocks. The name of the settlement PARAJD was first used in 1567 . The region was already known in the Roman times as salt-quarry. The underground extraction began in the 18th century, till than the surface mining was typical. The current salt-mine was opened in 1787.

25. Szent Anna-lake (St. Ana)

26. The saint Anna lake is the single remaining intact volcanic crater in Southeastern Europe at the height of 950 meters over sea level at Nagy- Csomád. The evenly shaped circle-lake’s average depth is 4 meters. It does not have a source, in the spring the melting snow in the surrounding mountains ensures the supply of it’s water. In summertime it is full of bathers. On the shore of the lake is the saint Anna chapel, where an Anna- day fair is held every year, where designated Catholic believers pilgrimage in masses. The fair was held even in the Causescu (communist) regime despite the increased security check. Near by, in the Mossy-hag, a number of ponds can be found in the open flooded territory, and also some rare plants .

29. The Killer Lake Gyilkos Tó

33. [email_address] Translated from Hungarian by T . (Orbán Balázs: The Transylvanian writing . II. 1869. 111) “ These snow-capped mountains may hide the greatest phenomenon, but certainly not a more attractive one. ."