Trgu Ocna is a town in Romania, on the left bank of the river Trotu?, an affluent of the Sereth, and on a branch railway which crosses the Ghime? Pass into Transylvania. Trgu Ocna is built among the Carpathian Mountains, on bare hills formed of rock salt.
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Ocna Mures is a town in Alba county, Romania. It has 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 Mures has a chlorosodic products plant and a spa which uses the salty water from the former mines.
Târgu Secuiesc (Hungarian: Kézdivásárhely, German: Szekler Neumarkt) is a town in Covasna county, Romania.
It was first mention in 1407 as "Torjawasara". The name: "târg" in Romanian and "vásárhely" in Hungarian show that during the Middle Ages, it used to be a market town. Other information about the city at
Population
About 90% of the inhabitants are Hungarians, as it is part of the traditional land of Szekely people.
1910: 6.079
1992: 20.998
2002: 20.465
Târgu Mure? (Hungarian: Marosvásárhely; German: Neumarkt) is a city in Mure? county, Transylvania, Romania.
Population
According to the results of the last census of 2002, the municipality of Târgu Mure? has 149,577 inhabitants.
Ethnic composition:
Romanians – 75,317 (50.53%)
Hungarians – 69,825 (46.68%)
Roma – 3,759 (2.51%)
Germans – 275 (0.18%)
other ethnic groups – 367.
History
The city was first documented in 1332 in the papal registry under the name Novum Forum Siculorum.
In 1405 the King of Hungary Sigismund of Luxembourg granted the city of Târgu Mure? (by then named Székelyvásárhely, see Székely) the right to organize fairs and in 1482 the King Matthias Corvinus declared the city a
Târgu Jiu is a town in the Gorj county, Oltenia, Romania. It situated among the lower slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, on the East bank of the river Jiu, and at the terminus of a branch railway which joins the main Wallachian line between Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Craiova.
Anthracite coal is found in the neighborhood, starting with the 1960s, extracting industry flourished in the region, increasing abruptly its population. However, starting with the 1990s, this industry is in decline.
During World War II the city was the site of a concentration camp in which political prisoners were detained.
The sculptor Constantin Brancusi had
Târgu Neam? is a town in Neam? county, Romania, on the Neam? river.
Originally a market town, hence its name (in Romanian "târg" = market), it had an important role in the Moldavian culture.
The origin of the name neam? is derived from Slavic nemeti meaning "mute" or "German" (derived from first meaning - a German was a person that did not speak their language). Whether it was or not a Teutonic settlement is still under dispute.
The Neam? Monastery (Mân?stirea Neam?ului), founded by ?tefan cel Mare and Agapia Monastery are located west of the town.
The Neam? Fortress (Cetatea Neam?ului) was built in
