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Ocna Dejului
Ocna ("the salt mine") may refer to several places in Romania: * Ocna Mureș, a town in Alba County * Ocna Sibiului, a town in Sibiu County *Ocnele Mari, a town in Vâlcea County * Târgu Ocna, a town in Bacău County *Ocna de Fier, a commune in Caraș-Severin County *Ocna Șugatag, a commune in Maramureș County *Ocna de Jos and Ocna de Sus, villages in Praid Commune, Harghita County *Ocna Dejului, a village in Dej Dej (; hu, Dés; german: Desch, Burglos; yi, דעעש ''Desh'') is a municipality in Transylvania, Romania, north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the river Someșul Mic meets the river Someșul Mare. The city administers four vill ... city, Cluj County and to: *''Ocna'', the Romanian name for Vikno, Zastavna Raion, Ukraine {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Mining
Salt mining extracts natural salt deposits from underground. The mined salt is usually in the form of halite (commonly known as rock salt), and extracted from evaporite formations. History Before the advent of the modern internal combustion engine and earth-moving equipment, mining salt was one of the most expensive and dangerous of operations because of rapid dehydration caused by constant contact with the salt (both in the mine passages and scattered in the air as salt dust) and of other problems caused by accidental excessive sodium intake. Salt is now plentiful, but until the Industrial Revolution, it was difficult to come by, and salt was often mined by slaves or prisoners. Life expectancy for the miners was low. Ancient China was among the earliest civilizations in the world with cultivation and trade in mined salt. They first discovered natural gas when they excavated rock salt. The Chinese writer, poet, and politician Zhang Hua of the Jin dynasty wrote in his book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocna Mureș
Ocna Mureș (; la, Salinae, hu, Marosújvár, german: Miereschhall) is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River. 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 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. The spa is no longer running. The chemical plant in town was lastly purchased by an Indian company from a company based in Timișoara. Currently, the plant has ceased activity. The majority of high school stude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocna Sibiului
Ocna Sibiului (; ) is a town in the centre of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, central Romania, 10 km to the north-west of the county capital Sibiu. The town administers a single village, Topârcea (''Tschapertsch''; ''Toporcsa''). At the 2011 census, 89.4% of inhabitants were Romanians and 9.7% Hungarians. See also * Castra of Ocna Sibiului * Lacul Auster * Ocna Sibiului mine References Image gallery Image:RO SB Ocna Sibiului calvinist church 1.jpg, Fortified church A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements, and embrasures. Others, such as the Ávila Cathedra ... File:Pavilionul băilor.jpg, Bath pavilion File:Piaţa Traian3.JPG, Trajan Square File:Ocna Sibiului, gara01.jpg, Train station Populated places in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania Spa towns in Romania Towns in Romania Mining commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocnele Mari
Ocnele Mari is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. The town administers eight villages: Buda, Cosota, Făcăi, Gura Suhașului, Lunca, Ocnița, Slătioarele, and Țeica. The town is situated in the central part of the county, at a distance of from the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea, which it borders to the east and south. Ocnele Mari also borders several communes: Mihăești to the south, Bunești to the west, and Păușești-Măglași and Vlădești to the north. Notable people * Ioan Luchian Mihalea See also *Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 Solar may refer to: Astronomy * Of or relating to the Sun ** Solar telescope, a special purpose telescope used to observe the Sun ** A device that utilizes solar energy (e.g. "solar panels") ** Solar calendar, a calendar whose dates indicate ... References Populated places in Vâlcea County Localities in Oltenia Towns in Romania Mining communities in Romania Monotowns in Romania {{Vâlcea-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Târgu Ocna
Târgu Ocna (; hu, 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. In fact the English translation of Ocna is salt mine. 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. 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 ( 1969–2022), boxer * Ion Talianu (1898–1956), actor * Traian Vasai Trajan ( ; la, Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocna De Fier
Ocna de Fier ( hu, Vaskő, german: Eisenstein) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, in the Banat region of southwestern Romania. It is composed of a single village, Ocna de Fier. History Along with the Dognecea area, Ocna de Fier is among the few settlements in the world that supported almost continuous mining for some 4000 years. Archaeological evidence shows that mining in the area dates back to the Bronze Age (1900–1700 BC). The main ore exploited in those times was native copper from the oxidation zone of the deposit. Later on, iron ores brought about a gradual switch from copper to iron mining. Mining was an activity of the Dacians, the ancient inhabitants of present-day Romania. After the Roman conquest in 106, mining was expanded in the Roman province of Dacia. At Berzovis (present day Berzovia, ten kilometres northwest of Ocna de Fier) a Roman metallurgy school, Schola fabrorum, was established, showing the keen interest the Romans had in metal extraction. At Cracul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocna Șugatag
Ocna Șugatag ( hu, Aknasugatag; uk, Окна-Шугатаг) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Breb (''Bréb''), Hoteni (''Hotinka''), Ocna Șugatag, and Sat-Șugatag (''Falusugatag''). A health resort, it is well known for its salt water. At the 2011 census, 89.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 8.3% Hungarians and 2.3% Roma. Natives * Marga Barbu Margareta-Yvonne Barbu also known as Marga Barbu born ''Margareta-Yvonne Butuc'' (24 February 1929 – 31 March 2009) was a Romanian actress. She was born in 1929 in Ocna Șugatag, Maramureș County, and moved to Bucharest at age 14. In 1950 s ... References File:Katolikus templom Aknasugatagon.jpg, Roman Catholic church, Ocna Șugatag village File:RO MM Ocna Sugatag 7.jpg, Wooden Orthodox church, Ocna Șugatag File:Sugatag.jpg, Spa, Ocna Șugatag File:Biserica de lemn din Sat Şugatag.jpg, Wooden church, Sat-Șugatag (1642) File:Biserica de lemn din Hoteni-0455.jpg, Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praid
Praid (, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Salzberg) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is composed of six villages: Demographics The commune has an absolute Hungarian ( Székely) majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 6,502, of which 91.68% are Hungarian and 2.65% Roma. The 2002 Census reported 69.36% of the total population belonging to the Protestant Hungarian Reformed Church, while Roman Catholicism is professed by 22.46% of the respondents. retrieved on June 25, 2010 Natives *Vilmos Nagy de Nagybaczon
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