Hunedoara

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Hunedoara
Iron Market
Vajdahunyad
Coat of arms of Hunedoara
Hunedoara (Romania)
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Basic data
State : RomaniaRomania Romania
Historical region : Transylvania
Circle : Hunedoara
Coordinates : 45 ° 46 '  N , 22 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 45 '57 "  N , 22 ° 54' 34"  E
Time zone : EET ( UTC +2)
Height : 278  m
Area : 97  km²
Residents : 60,525 (October 20, 2011)
Population density : 624 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 331128
Telephone code : (+40) 02 54
License plate : HD
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : Municipality
Structure : Hunedoara, Boş , Groş , Hăşdat , Peştişu Mare , Răcăştia
Mayor : Dan Bobouțanu ( PSD )
Postal address : B-dul Libertății, no. 17
loc. Hunedoara, jud. Hunedoara RO-331128
Website :
Hunedoara (red square) - Romania - Neighboring towns: Deva , Alba Iulia , Sibiu , Petroșani , Târgu Jiu
Administrative area of ​​Hunedoara

Hunedoara ( pronunciation ? / I ; German iron market , Hungarian Vajdahunyad ) is a city in Romania ; it is in the Hunedoara district in the Transylvania region . In other variants, the city is called Hunyad , Hannedeng , Hunyadiopolis or Eisenstadt . Audio file / audio sample  

history

The city was first mentioned in 1265. In the Middle Ages, the powerful noble Hunyadi family ruled the city ; the Hungarian King Matthias , his brother Ladislaus and their father Johann Hunyadi come from this family.

The once second largest ironworks in Romania in Hunedoara is now largely closed and no longer has any blast furnaces ; these were blown up. Only a 100-ton arc furnace , a continuous casting - and a rolling mill are still working. The steel mill is owned by ArcelorMittal . Due to the rise in energy prices, ArcelorMittal announced a temporary cessation of production in mid-December 2019.

From 1900 to 2006, the Hunedoara – Ghelari industrial line was operated primarily to supply the ironworks .

By 2023, the city council has spoken out in favor of more efficient local public transport and an improvement in the conditions for non-motorized modes of transport in order to reduce the number of journeys with private cars and thus reduce CO 2 emissions.

population

The population in the entire area of ​​Hunedoara developed as follows:

census Ethnic composition
year population Romanians Hungary German other
1850 5,529 3,420 1,478 259 372
1920 7,742 4.043 3,257 214 228
1941 8,937 5,732 2,438 471 296
1966 69,085 59.166 6,544 2,262 1,113
1992 81,337 73,765 5,771 715 1,085
2002 71,257 65,156 4,336 351 1,414
2011 60,525 50,780 2,803 171 6,771

Since 1850, the number of inhabitants and, at the same time, that of the Romanians in 1992 have been determined in the area of ​​today's city. The highest population of the Magyars (6,673) was registered in 1977, that of the Romanian Germans in 1966 and that of the Roma (1,169) in 2002.

Furthermore, in some censuses, some residents identified themselves as Serbs , the highest number 37 in 1956, as Ukrainians the highest number 36 in 1966, and as Slovaks , the highest number 102 in 1992.

Attractions

Hunedoara Castle

The Hunedoara Castle , Castelul de Hunedoara (also: Burg Corvinus, Burg Corvin (abbreviation), Castle of the Corvinians, Castle Eisenmarkt, Black Castle (German), Castle Vajdahunyad, Castle Hunyadi (Hungarian)), was built around the year 1452 in the Gothic style Built by Johann Hunyadi (Iancu de Hunedoara) on a limestone rock on the remains of a fortress from the 14th century. The remaining parts were built under Matthias Corvinus and the princes Bethlen .

The Pro7 television series "48 hours of fear" was filmed in this castle. It was repeatedly incorrectly mentioned that it was the real castle of Count Dracula. Its historical role model, Vlad III. Drăculea , had only stayed here temporarily. Otherwise, the castle is an ideal film set and is often rented out for this purpose. A large number of international films have already been shot there.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Associated with Hunedoara

  • Maria Cioncan (1977–2007), Romanian athlete and Olympian, honorary citizen of Hunedoara
  • Michael Klein (1959–1993), Romanian football player, began his sports career in Hunedoara

Web links

Commons : Hunedoara  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
  2. ↑ Diana Kinch, Viral Shah: ArcelorMittal halts Romania longs mill on energy costs, market. eurometal.net, December 12, 2019, accessed on February 23, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ MODERNIZAREA TRANSPORTULUI ÎN MUNICIPIUL HUNEDOARA, PRIN INVESTIȚII ÎN TRANSPORTUL PUBLIC ECOLOGIC - CORIDORUL DE VEST. (PDF; 531 kB) Retrieved on February 23, 2020 (Romanian).
  4. ↑ Census, last updated November 2, 2008 (Hungarian; PDF; 1.1 MB)