Ocna Sibiului

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Ocna Sibiului
Salzburg
Vízakna
Coat of arms of Ocna Sibiului
Ocna Sibiului (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Sibiu
Coordinates : 45 ° 53 '  N , 24 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 52 '55 "  N , 24 ° 3' 25"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 408  m
Area : 87.47  km²
Residents : 3,562 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 41 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 555600
Telephone code : (+40) 02 69
License plate : SB
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : city
Structure : 1 District / cadastral municipality: Topârcea
Mayor : George-Claudiu Predescu ( PSD )
Postal address : Piața Traian, no. 6
loc. Ocna Sibiului, jud. Sibiu, RO-555600
Website :

Ocna Sibiului (old Vizocna ; German  Salzburg , Transylvanian-Saxon Salzbrich , Hungarian Vízakna ) is a small town in the Sibiu district in Transylvania ( Romania ).

Geographical location

The small town of Ocna Sibiului - a health resort surrounded by extensive meadows and oak forests - is located in the Transylvanian Basin on the upper reaches of the Vișa ( Weißbach ) in the southeast of the Zekesch highlands ( Podișul Secașelor ). In the east of the Sibiu County, the place is on the county road ( Drum județean ) DJ 106B and the Sibiu-Copșa Mică railway, about 13 km northwest of the Sibiu motorway ring of the Romanian A1 . The Sibiu airport of the regional capital ( Sibiu ) is located 18 kilometers southeast about Ocna Sibiului removed.

history

The settlement was first mentioned in a document in 1263. The settlement of the place goes back much further. Two kilometers west of Ocna Sibiului, at the place called Faţa vacilor (Hungarian Tehenek oldala ) by the locals , according to information from C. Gooss , H. Schroller , M. Roska u. a. numerous archaeological finds, which point to the Neolithic , made.

The history of Salzburg has always been closely linked to salt production . The last salt mine was closed in 1931.

The first bath was opened in 1845.

In the course of the developments around the revolution of 1848/1849 , the "Battle of Vízakna" took place on February 4, 1849 near Salzburg, in which the Hungarian Honvéd army under József Bem suffered a defeat against the Austrian general Anton Puchner .

The spa town of Salzburg was officially opened in the first half of the 19th century . After steady economic development of the health resort, it was nationalized in 1948. At the beginning of the 1990s, the health resort was only operated every six months and only since 2002 all year round with reduced capacity. In 2006 the bath complex was officially opened.

Attractions

Churches

  • The reformed church, built at the beginning of the 13th century, renovated in the 15th century, is a Romanesque basilica with stalls from the 16th century. It is a listed building.
  • The Orthodox Church of Sf. Arhanghelii Mihail și Gavriil ( St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel ), built 1696–1701, was donated by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu . It is a listed building.
  • The Orthodox Church of Sf. Ioan Botezătorul , built in the 18th century, renovated in 1810. It is a listed building.

additional

  • Several salt lakes ( Horia, Cloşca, Crişan-, Avram Iancu, Ocna Pustie-, Brâncoveanu, Ocnița, Inului, Mâțelor and the mud lake ) with a total area of ​​about 357 hectares, different salt concentrations and depths. Lake Brâncoveanu has the highest salt concentration (300 g per liter). Lake Avram Iancu is the deepest at 126 meters and the warmest of the lakes at around 30 ° C. At a depth of two meters, its temperature rises to around 45 ° C. Mention should also be made of the 21.49 hectare and 46.45 meters deep Rândunica Lake (Swallow Lake) and also the Oyster Lake .
  • Hotels and pavilions from the early days of the spa business in Salzburg (19th century) The bath pavilion was built in 1907–1908 in Art Nouveau style. It is a listed building.
  • The Zona Industriala Ocna Sibiului (ZIOS) industrial area was launched in 2008 with the support of the small town. This has created jobs in Ocna Sibiului.

  • Bad Vizakna (1904) ...

  • ... before 1918

  • View of Ocna Sibiului (seen from the east)

  • Fortified church of the Hungarian Reformed Church

  • Orthodox Church

  • Spa facility

  • Spa facility

  • View of lakes at Ocna Sibiului

  • Lake Brâncoveanu

  • At Lacu Negru ( Black Lake )

  • The Ocnița Lake

Personalities

  • Gaan von Salzburg, leader of the Saxon settlers
  • Bereck György (1668–1720), doctor
  • Nicolae Cristea (1834–1902), clergyman, politician and journalist, was born here

Web links

Commons : Ocna Sibiului  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ^ Institute Of Archeology - Ocna Sibiului, accessed October 5, 2012 (Romanian)
  3. ↑ Information on Ocna Sibiului at mesageruldesibiu.ro on June 23, 2012 accessed on January 16, 2016 (Romanian)
  4. ↑ a b Heinz Heltmann, Gustav Servatius (Ed.): Travel Guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft, Würzburg 1993, ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
  5. ↑ a b c d List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010 (PDF; 7.10 MB)
  6. ↑ Early photographs: image 1 , image 2
  7. ↑ http://www.tribuna.ro/stiri/actualitate/zona-industrial-a-ocna-sibiului-27569.html