Lupeni

Lupeni
Municipality
Lupeni city hall
Coat of arms
Location in Hunedoara County
Lupeni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°21′37″N 23°14′18″E / 45.36028°N 23.23833°E / 45.36028; 23.23833
Country	Romania
County	Hunedoara
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
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	335600
Area code	(+40) 02 54
Vehicle reg.	HD
Website	www.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.