Ocna Mureş
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| Ocna Mureş | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Alba County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Sorin Cristea (Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 68.38 km² (26.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 15,526 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Ocna Mureş (Hungarian: Marosújvár, German: Miereschhall) is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureş River, with a population of 15,526 inhabitants. 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. Ocna Mureş has a chlorosodic products plant and a spa which uses the salty water from the former mines.
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