Ocna Mureș

History

The town is situated next to a large deposit of salt, mined in the past until the ceiling of the mines collapsed from water infiltration in 1978. Ocna Mureș has a chlorosodic products plant, a salt extraction plant, and a spa which uses the salty water from the former mines. The spa is again open to the public, due to new investments made by the city and county in a new building with spa, salty basins, medical treatments, and sports facilities. The chemical plant in town was lastly purchased by an Indian company from a company based in Timișoara. Currently, the plant has ceased activity and the old buildings were demolished to make room for new enterprises.The majority of high school students attend either Liceul Teoretic Petru Maior or the 'Industrial Highschool,' where many are trained to later work in mechanics, electrical and IT. Exceptional students progress onto university studies, generally in nearby Cluj-Napoca or Alba Iulia, the county capital. The town’s salt mine was flooded in 1978 and the ground became unstable and collapsed. Now this area is filled with more than 4 large, salty and very deep ponds which are projected to become an big natural park. The center of the town and city hall are located at the base of a large hill, the 'Banța.'

Most-observed species

• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  145
• Canadian Fleabane

  Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  112
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  107
• Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur

  Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
  68
• Wild Mockcucumber

  Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray · Magnoliopsida
  53
• Ashleaf Maple

  Acer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida
  45
• Common Amaranth

  Amaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida
  45
• Ragweed

  Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
  43

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2006-12-08
  10 km NNW of Horea, Romania
• M 3.1 — 2005-05-17
  4 km SSE of M?rg?u, Romania