Simeria
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Simeria | |
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 Downtown Simeria | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Hunedoara County | |
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| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Emil-Ioan Rîsteiu[1] (PNL) |
Area | 49.75 km2 (19.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 335900 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 54 |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | www |
Simeria (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈmeri.a]; German: Fischdorf; Hungarian: Piski) is a town in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, and an important railway junction with a hump yard. Six villages are administered by the town: Bârcea Mare (Nagybarcsa), Cărpiniș (Gyertyános), Simeria Veche (Ópiski), Sântandrei (Szentandrás), Șăulești (Sárfalva), and Uroi (Arany).
The town lies on the banks of the Mureș River, near where the Strei River discharges into it. It is located in the central part of Hunedoara County, between the Apuseni Mountains to the north and the Retezat Mountains to the south.
Natives
[edit | edit source]- Ilona Dajbukát (1892–1976), Hungarian actress
- Rudolf Eisenmenger (1902–1994), Austrian artist
- Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner (1890–1946), Hungarian military officer
- Sigismund Toduță (1908–1991), Romanian composer, musicologist, and academic
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1956 | 7,706 | — |
| 1966 | 9,365 | +21.5% |
| 1977 | 13,206 | +41.0% |
| 1992 | 14,311 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 14,571 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12,556 | −13.8% |
| 2021 | 11,268 | −10.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
References
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Simeria railway station -
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Village well in Uroi
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