Simeria

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Town in Hunedoara, Romania

Simeria

Town

Downtown Simeria

Coat of arms

Location in Hunedoara County

Simeria

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 45°51′0″N 23°0′36″E﻿ / ﻿45.85000°N 23.01000°E﻿ / 45.85000; 23.01000
Country| Romania
County| Hunedoara
Government

• Mayor (2020-2024) | Iulius-Gelu Bedea[1] (PSD)
Area

| 49.75 km2 (19.21 sq mi)
Elevation

| 200 m (700 ft)
Population

(2021-12-01)[2]

| 11,268
• Density| 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

335900

Area code| (+40) 02 54
Vehicle reg.| HD
Website| www.primariasimeria.ro

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

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* 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

Historical populationYear| 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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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.

* Simeria railway station

* Simeria Arboretum

* Uroi Hill

* Village well in Uroi

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Hunedoara County, Romania

Cities|

* Deva (county seat)
* Brad
* Hunedoara
* Lupeni
* Orăștie
* Petroșani
* Vulcan

Towns|

* Aninoasa
* Călan
* Geoagiu
* Hațeg
* Petrila
* Simeria
* Uricani

Communes|

* Băcia
* Baia de Criș
* Băița
* Balșa
* Bănița
* Baru
* Bătrâna
* Beriu
* Blăjeni
* Boșorod
* Brănișca
* Bretea Română
* Buceș
* Bucureșci
* Bulzeștii de Sus
* Bunila
* Burjuc
* Cârjiți
* Cerbăl
* Certeju de Sus
* Crișcior
* Densuș
* Dobra
* General Berthelot
* Ghelari
* Gurasada
* Hărău
* Ilia
* Lăpugiu de Jos
* Lelese
* Lunca Cernii de Jos
* Luncoiu de Jos
* Mărtinești
* Orăștioara de Sus
* Pestișu Mic
* Pui
* Răchitova
* Rapoltu Mare
* Râu de Mori
* Ribița
* Romos
* Sălașu de Sus
* Sântămăria-Orlea
* Sarmizegetusa
* Șoimuș
* Teliucu Inferior
* Tomești
* Toplița
* Totești
* Turdaș
* Vălișoara
* Vața de Jos
* Vețel
* Vorța
* Zam

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