Lupeni
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Lupeni Schylwolfsbach Lupény |
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Transylvania | ||||
| Circle : | Hunedoara | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 21 ' N , 23 ° 13' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 640 m | ||||
| Area : | 77.73 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 23,390 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 301 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 335600 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 54 | ||||
| License plate : | HD | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | Municipality | ||||
| Mayor : | Cornel-Cristian Resmeriță ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Revoluției street, no. 2 loc. Lupeni, jud. Hunedoara, RO-335600 |
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Lupeni ( German Schylwolfsbach , Hungarian Lupény ) is a town in the Hunedoara district in Transylvania , Romania .
location
Lupeni is located on the Jiul de Vest ( Western Schil ) river in the Schiltal mining region between the Retezat mountains in the north and Vâlcan in the south.
history
Settlement of the region has been proven since the Stone Age . Gold was sporadically mined during the rule of the Roman Empire . In the Middle Ages , only a few shepherds lived in the remote area.
Lupeni was first mentioned in a document in 1770; probably good grazing grounds led to the influx of residents from the valley of the river Strei .
After 1840 mining began a massive change in the population and economic structure; Miners from many nations immigrated. From 1881 hard coal deposits were exploited industrially; large workers' settlements emerged.
In August 1929, in the wake of the looming global economic crisis , miners went on strike, which were bloodily suppressed by the government (22 dead, 58 injured).
In 1941 Lupeni was officially declared a city. After the Second World War , the mines in the vicinity of the city were the most important hard coal suppliers to Romania.
The one-sided economic focus on mining led to high unemployment after the 1989 revolution when some of the mines were closed. Since then, trade, forestry and tourism have played an increasing role.
population
The population figures reflect the economic development of the city: in 1850 Lupeni, which at that time still belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary , had 743 inhabitants, 735 of them Romanians and 8 gypsies . In 1920 the population had risen to around 14,500, of which 6100 identified themselves as Romanians, 5000 as Hungarians and 1300 as Germans. The population continued to grow by 1992 (33,000). Since then the population has been falling slowly. In the 2002 census there were 30,642 people in Lupeni, including 26,746 Romanians, 2974 Hungarians, 650 Roma and 148 Germans.
traffic
The Petroșani railway line built at the beginning of the 20th century ends in Lupeni . Several passenger trains run there every day. In addition, the national road 66A runs through the place from Petroșani to Câmpu lui Neag .
Sightseeing and tourism
A road leads south from Lupeni to the Straja recreation and winter sports center .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
- ^ Website of the city of Lupeni, accessed on November 18, 2008 ( Memento from June 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Censuses in Transylvania 1850–2002 (ung.)
