Ocna Mures
Encyclopedia
Ocna Mureș (ˌokna ˈmureʃ; ) is a town
in Alba County
, Romania
, located in the north-eastern corner of the county
, near the Mureș River
, with a population
of 15,503 inhabitants as of 2002. The town is situated next to a large deposit of salt
, mined in the past until the ceiling of the mines collapsed from water infiltration in 1978. Ocna Mureș has a chlorosodic products plant and a spa
which uses the salty water from the former mines.
The town administers five villages: Cisteiu de Mureș, Micoșlaca, Războieni-Cetate, Uioara de Jos and Uioara de Sus.
The spa is no longer running. The soda factory in town was purchased by an Indian company. The majority of high school students attend either Liceul Teoretic Petru Maior or the 'Chemistry School,' where many are trained to later work for the factory in town. Exceptional students progress onto University in nearby Cluj. The downtown was relocated after the mine was flooded as the ground became unstable. Now this area is filled with more than 4 large, very deep lakes. The center of town is now at the base of a large hill, the 'banta.'
there was a total population of 15,503 people living in this commune. Of this population, 85.13% are ethnic Romanians, 10.58% are ethnic Hungarians and 4.10% ethnic Rroma.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Alba County
Alba County
Alba is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, its capital city being Alba-Iulia with a population of 66,406.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 382,747 and the population density was 61/km².* Romanians - 90.4%* Hungarians - 5.4%...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, located in the north-eastern corner of the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
, near the Mureș River
Mureș River
The Mureș is an approximately 761 km long river in Eastern Europe. It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, and joins the Tisza river at Szeged in southeastern Hungary....
, with a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 15,503 inhabitants as of 2002. The town is situated next to a large deposit of salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
, mined in the past until the ceiling of the mines collapsed from water infiltration in 1978. Ocna Mureș has a chlorosodic products plant and a spa
Destination spa
A destination spa is a short term residential/lodging facility with the primary purpose of providing individual services for spa-goers to develop healthy habits. Historically many such spas were developed at the location of natural hot springs or sources of mineral waters...
which uses the salty water from the former mines.
The town administers five villages: Cisteiu de Mureș, Micoșlaca, Războieni-Cetate, Uioara de Jos and Uioara de Sus.
The spa is no longer running. The soda factory in town was purchased by an Indian company. The majority of high school students attend either Liceul Teoretic Petru Maior or the 'Chemistry School,' where many are trained to later work for the factory in town. Exceptional students progress onto University in nearby Cluj. The downtown was relocated after the mine was flooded as the ground became unstable. Now this area is filled with more than 4 large, very deep lakes. The center of town is now at the base of a large hill, the 'banta.'
Demographics
According to the census from 2002Demographics of Romania
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Romania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
there was a total population of 15,503 people living in this commune. Of this population, 85.13% are ethnic Romanians, 10.58% are ethnic Hungarians and 4.10% ethnic Rroma.