Târgu Ocna
Târgu Ocna (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ˈokna]; Hungarian: Aknavásár) is a town in Bacău County, Romania, situated on the left bank of the Trotuș River, an affluent of the Siret, and on a branch railway which crosses the Ghimeș Pass from Moldavia into Transylvania. Târgu Ocna is built among the Carpathian Mountains on bare hills formed of rock salt.[3] In fact the English translation of Ocna is salt mine.
Târgu Ocna | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Bacău County | |
  Târgu Ocna Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′48″N 26°37′12″E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bacău |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Cristian-Aurelian Ciubotaru[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 48.90 km2 (18.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011-10-31)[2] | 11,300 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | BC |
| Website | orasul-targuocna |
Târgu Ocna's main industry is salt production, as it is the largest provider in Moldavia. Other industries include wood processing, coal mining, steel producing, and petroleum-based industries.
The town administers two villages, Poieni and Vâlcele.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 8,033 | — |
| 1912 | 7,989 | −0.5% |
| 1930 | 12,588 | +57.6% |
| 1948 | 9,796 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | 11,227 | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 11,647 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 12,603 | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 16,071 | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 14,184 | −11.7% |
| 2011 | 11,300 | −20.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
People
- Gabriela Adameșteanu (born 1942), writer
- Sorin Antohi (born 1957), political scientist
- Miron Grindea (1909–1995), journalist
- Dan Iuga (born 1945), pistol shooter
- Costache Negri (1812–1876), writer
- Mihăiță Nițulescu (c. 1969–2022), boxer
- Ion Talianu (1898–1956), actor
- Traian Vasai (born 1929), painter
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tîrgu Ocna". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1010.
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