Ocna Sibiului
Ocna Sibiului (German: Salzburg; Hungarian: Vízakna) 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).
Ocna Sibiului | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Sibiu County | |
  Ocna Sibiului Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′29″N 24°4′0″E | |
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| County | Sibiu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George-Claudiu Predescu[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 87.46 km2 (33.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | 3,562 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | SB |
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1912 | 4,048 | — |
| 1977 | 5,048 | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 4,423 | −12.4% |
| 2002 | 4,184 | −5.4% |
| 2011 | 3,372 | −19.4% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2011 census, 89.4% of inhabitants were Romanians and 9.7% Hungarians.
Image gallery
The fortified church
References
- "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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