Târgu Ocna

Târgu Ocna (Aknavásár) is a town in Bacău County, Romania. It administers two villages, Poieni and Vâlcele.

The town is situated on the left bank of the Trotuș River, an affluent of the Siret, and on a branch railway which crosses the Ghimeș Pass from Moldavia into Transylvania. Târgu Ocna is built among the Carpathian Mountains on bare hills formed of rock salt. In fact, the English translation of Ocna is salt mine.

Târgu Ocna's main industry is salt production, as it is the largest provider in Moldavia. Other industries include wood processing, coal mining, steel producing, and petroleum-based industries.

People

 * Gabriela Adameșteanu (born 1942), writer
 * Sorin Antohi (born 1957), political scientist
 * Miron Grindea (1909–1995), journalist
 * Dan Iuga (born 1945), pistol shooter
 * Costache Negri (1812–1876), writer
 * Mihăiță Nițulescu (c.  1969–2022), boxer
 * Ion Talianu (1898–1956), actor
 * Traian Vasai (born 1929), painter