Lupeni

Lupeni
Lupeni city hall
Lupeni city hall
Coat of arms of Lupeni
Location in Hunedoara County
Location in Hunedoara County
Lupeni is located in Romania
Lupeni
Lupeni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°21′37″N 23°14′18″E / 45.36028°N 23.23833°E / 45.36028; 23.23833
CountryRomania
CountyHunedoara
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Lucian Resmeriță[1] (PSD)
Area
77.73 km2 (30.01 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Highest elevation
725 m (2,379 ft)
Lowest elevation
625 m (2,051 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
18,699
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
335600
Area code(+40) 02 54
Vehicle reg.HD
Websitewww.municipiullupeni.ro

Lupeni (Romanian pronunciation: [luˈpenʲ]; German: Schylwolfsbach, Hungarian: Lupény) is a mining city in the Jiu Valley in Hunedoara County, Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. It is one of the oldest and largest cities in the Jiu Valley. It is located on the banks of the Western Jiu River within the Jiu Valley, at a height varying between 630 metres (2,070 ft) (in the east) and 760 metres (2,490 ft). The distance from Lupeni to Petroșani is 18 kilometres (11 mi) on the DN66A road, and to Deva (the capital of Hunedoara County) it is 114 km (71 mi).

The name is derived from the Romanian "lup", meaning "wolf". Throughout the second part of the 19th century and most of the 20th century, the city's economy was based on mining, but since the 1990s the economy has become more diverse, after many mines were closed.

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.