Area 48.9 km² Local time Monday 10:59 PM | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 11,300 (2011) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 70% Humidity Points of interest ştrand cu apă sărată, Muzeul de Istorie, Monumentul Eroilor | ||
Târgu Ocna ([ˌtɨrɡu ˈokna]) 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.
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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.
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