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Ocna Mureș

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = town

|county = Alba

|image_flag =

|image_shield = ROU AB Ocna Mures CoA1.jpg

|image_skyline = Roman Catholic church in Marosújvár.jpg

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|image_location =

|image_map = Ocna Mures jud Alba.png

|map_caption = Location in Alba County

|leader_name = Silviu Vințeler{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=6 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = PNL

|term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|46|23|24|N|23|51|36|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}

|elevation = 208

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 68.34

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 515700

|area_code = (+40) 02 58

|website = {{URL|https://www.primariaocnamures.ro/}}

}}

Ocna Mureș ({{IPA|ro|ˌokna ˈmureʃ}}; {{langx|la|Salinae}}, {{langx|hu|Marosújvár}}, {{langx|de|Miereschhall}}) is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River.

The town administers five villages: Cisteiu de Mureș (Magyarcsesztve), Micoșlaca (Miklóslaka), Războieni-Cetate (Székelyföldvár), Uioara de Jos (until 1960 Ciunga; Csongva), and Uioara de Sus (Felsőmarosújvár). Its former name is Uioara, and was called Ocna Mureșului from 1925 to 1956.

History

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, a salt extraction plant, and a spa which uses the salty water from the former mines. The spa is again open to the public, due to new investments made by the city and county in a new building with spa, salty basins, medical treatments, and sports facilities.

The chemical plant in town was lastly purchased by an Indian company from a company based in Timișoara. Currently, the plant has ceased activity and the old buildings were demolished to make room for new enterprises.The majority of high school students attend either Liceul Teoretic Petru Maior or the 'Industrial Highschool,' where many are trained to later work in mechanics, electrical and IT.

Exceptional students progress onto university studies, generally in nearby Cluj-Napoca or Alba Iulia, the county capital. The town’s salt mine was flooded in 1978 and the ground became unstable and collapsed. Now this area is filled with more than 4 large, salty and very deep ponds which are projected to become an big natural park. The center of the town and city hall are located at the base of a large hill, the 'Banța.'

Demographics

{{Historical populations

|source = Census data

|1956 |10701

|1966 |12126

|1977 |16416

|1992 |16256

|2002 |15697

|2011 |13036

|2021 |12480

}}

According to the census from 2011, the town had a total population of 13,036; of those, 83.46% were ethnic Romanians, 9.31% ethnic Hungarians, and 7% ethnic Romani.{{cite web|url=http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2568&judet_id=2569&localitate_id=2578|title=Structura Etno-demografică a României|website=Edrc.ro|access-date=8 October 2017}} At the 2021 census, Ocna Mureș had a population of 12,480, of which 80.03% were Romanians, 6.38% Romani, and 6.19% Hungarians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}

Natives

Climate

Ocna Mureș has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

{{Weather box

|location = Ocna Mureș

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|collapsed=y

|Jan high C = 1.8

|Feb high C = 4.8

|Mar high C = 10.4

|Apr high C = 16.4

|May high C = 21

|Jun high C = 24.3

|Jul high C = 26.2

|Aug high C = 26.4

|Sep high C = 21.3

|Oct high C = 15.5

|Nov high C = 9.4

|Dec high C = 3.2

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = -2

|Feb mean C = 0.2

|Mar mean C = 5

|Apr mean C = 10.9

|May mean C = 15.9

|Jun mean C = 19.5

|Jul mean C = 21.3

|Aug mean C = 21.3

|Sep mean C = 16.3

|Oct mean C = 10.5

|Nov mean C = 5

|Dec mean C = -0.4

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -5.4

|Feb low C = -3.7

|Mar low C = -0.2

|Apr low C = 5.2

|May low C = 10.3

|Jun low C = 14

|Jul low C = 15.9

|Aug low C = 16.2

|Sep low C = 11.6

|Oct low C = 6.1

|Nov low C = 1.5

|Dec low C = -3.3

|year low C =

|Jan precipitation mm = 35

|Feb precipitation mm = 33

|Mar precipitation mm = 47

|Apr precipitation mm = 70

|May precipitation mm = 94

|Jun precipitation mm = 112

|Jul precipitation mm = 108

|Aug precipitation mm = 94

|Sep precipitation mm = 73

|Oct precipitation mm = 55

|Nov precipitation mm = 41

|Dec precipitation mm = 43

|year precipitation =

|date=May 2021|source=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/alba/ocna-mures-15288/}}

See also

References

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{{Gallery

|File:Ocna Mureș city hall (2007).jpg|Town hall

|File:Salina Ocna Mures, Campul de sonde, 1991.jpg|Salt lake and well field (1991)

|File:Székelyföldvár.JPG|Războieni-Cetate train station

|File:Cisteiu de Mures - biserica.jpg|Wooden church in Cisteiu de Mureș

|File:Teleki-palota - Felsőmarosújvár.png|Teleki Palace

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Category:Towns in Romania

Category:Populated places in Alba County

Category:Localities in Transylvania

Category:Mining communities in Romania

Category:Monotowns in Romania

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