Ocna Sibiului (; ) is a town in the centre of
Sibiu County
Sibiu County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( ro, reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt).
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben ...
, in southern
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
, central
Romania
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, 10 km to the north-west of the county capital
Sibiu
Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...
. The town administers a single village, Topârcea (''Tschapertsch''; ''Toporcsa'').
At the 2011 census, 89.4% of inhabitants were
Romanians
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and 9.7%
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...
.
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Castra of Ocna Sibiului
The castra of Ocna Sibiului was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. The fort was built and abandoned in the 2nd century AD. Its ruins were unearthed on the Topârcii Hill in Ocna Sibiului (Romania).
See also
*List of castra
Castra ( L ...
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Lacul Auster
Lacul Auster (Romanian for ''the austere lake'') is a natural salt lake in the town of Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is one of the many lakes of the Ocna Sibiului mine, a large salt mine which has one of the largest salt ...
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Ocna Sibiului mine
The Ocna Sibiului mine is a large salt mine located in central Romania, in Sibiu County, close to Ocna Sibiului. The mine represents one of the largest salt reserves in Romania, having estimated reserves of 61 billion tonnes of NaCl.
Lakes of t ...
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 communities in Romania
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