Ocna Mureş

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Ocna Mureş
Location of Ocna Mureş
Location of Ocna Mureş
Coordinates: 46°23′24″N 23°51′36″E / 46.39, 23.86
Country Flag of Romania 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.