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Ocna de Jos

Harghita County, Romania · Europe

About Ocna de Jos

Ocna de Jos sits on the route: 15 minutes from Corund, 58km from Red Lake (Lacul Roșu).

Ocna de Jos is a town located in Harghita County, Romania. With a population of 1,685, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Ocna de Jos sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ocna de Jos to your route.

About Ocna de Jos

Praid (Hungarian: Parajd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɒrɒjd]; German: Salzberg) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is composed of six villages: Becaș (Békástanya), Bucin (Bucsin), Ocna de Jos (Alsósófalva), Ocna de Sus

Read more (Felsősófalva), Praid (Parajd), and Șașvereș (Sásverés). In the spring of 1919 the population of the commune briefly revolted against the newly installed Romanian administration. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Șașvereș and Praid.

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Ocna de Jos is located in Harghita County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 46.5264 latitude, 25.1294 longitude.

What is the population of Ocna de Jos?

Ocna de Jos has a population of approximately 1,685 people, making it a town in Romania.

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Quick Information

Population
1,685
Continent
Europe
Country
Romania
Region
Harghita County
Timezone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
46.5264, 25.1294

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Romania

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right

Rovinieta (road tax sticker) required for all national roads.

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Worth the detour from Ocna de Jos

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Sighișoara

A remarkably intact UNESCO-listed medieval citadel and birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, with colorful houses and a famous Clock Tower.

43 km · about 50 min drive

cathedral

Fortified Churches of Transylvania

Unique UNESCO-listed Saxon fortified churches scattered across Transylvania's rolling countryside and medieval villages.

49 km · about 55 min drive

natural wonder

Red Lake (Lacul Roșu)

A natural dammed lake studded with petrified tree trunks at the mouth of the Bicaz Gorge.

58 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Ocna de Jos

  • 64 kmBicaz GorgeA dramatic limestone canyon where the road threads between sheer 300m cliffs in the Eastern Carpathians.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Ocna de Jos.

Ocna de Sus

🇷🇴 Romania

2 km awayPop. 1,424

Praid

🇷🇴 Romania

3 km awayPop. 6,739

Corund

🇷🇴 Romania

8 km awayPop. 6,091

Sovata

🇷🇴 Romania

8 km awayPop. 11,465

Sărățeni

🇷🇴 Romania

10 km awayPop. 1,610

Atid

🇷🇴 Romania

10 km awayPop. 2,797

Chibed

🇷🇴 Romania

13 km awayPop. 1,854

Ghindari

🇷🇴 Romania

17 km awayPop. 4,997

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