Ocnele Mari is a town located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. The town administers eight villages: Buda, Cosota, Făcăi, Gura Suhașului, Lunca, Ocnița, Slătioarele, and Țeica.
The town is situated in the central part of the county, at a distance of from the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea, which it borders to the east and south. Ocnele Mari also borders several communes: Mihăești to the south, Bunești to the west, and Păușești-Măglași and Vlădești to the north.
The greatest extent of the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 was near Ocnele Mari.
Geography Ocnele Mari is located in the southern foothills of the Southern Carpathians. The county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea, is located about to the northeast. The area around the city contains the largest salt deposits in Wallachia.
Demographics In 1930, about 7,200 people lived in the area of present-day Ocnele Mari. According to the 2002 census, Ocnele Mari had a population of 3,563, including 3,531 Romanians, 20 Roma, 8 Hungarians, and 2 Romanians of German descent. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 3,134, of which 92.12% were Romanians.
Notable people Mircea Demetriade (1861–1914), poet, playwright, and actor Ioan Luchian Mihalea (1951–1993), composer, conductor, and television producer
See also Ocnele Mari mine Ocnele Mari Prison
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