Ocnele Mari is a town located in
Vâlcea County
Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county (județ) of Romania. Located in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt River), it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is Râ ...
,
Oltenia
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,
Romania
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. 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
Râmnicu Vâlcea (also spelled ''Rîmnicu Vîlcea'' or, in the past, ''Rîmnic-Vâlcea'', ) (population: 92,573 as per the 2011 Romanian census) is the county capital ( ro, Reședință de județ) and also the largest town of Vâlcea County, centr ...
, which it borders to the east and south. Ocnele Mari also borders several
communes
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:
Mihăești to the south,
Bunești to the west, and
Păușești-Măglași
Păușești-Măglași is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Coasta, Păușești-Măglași, Pietrari, Ulmețel, Valea Cheii, and Vlăduceni.
The commune is located in the central-northern part of ...
and
Vlădești to the north.
Notable people
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Ioan Luchian Mihalea
See also
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Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999
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References
Populated places in Vâlcea County
Localities in Oltenia
Towns in Romania
Mining communities in Romania
Monotowns in Romania
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