Ocna Sibiului
| Ocna Sibiului | ||
|---|---|---|
| Town | ||
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 Location of Ocna Sibiului | ||
  Ocna Sibiului Location of Ocna Sibiului | ||
| Coordinates: 45°52′29″N 24°4′0″E / 45.87472°N 24.06667°ECoordinates: 45°52′29″N 24°4′0″E / 45.87472°N 24.06667°E | ||
| Country |
 Romania | |
| County | Sibiu County | |
| Status | Town | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ioan Balteș (Social Democratic Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 87.46 km2 (33.77 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 3,372 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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).
At the 2011 census, 89.4% of inhabitants were Romanians and 9.7% Hungarians.
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The fortified church
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