Simeria

Town in Hunedoara, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Hunedoara County

(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 • Density230/km² (590/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

335900

Area code(+40) 02 54Vehicle reg.HDWebsitewww.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

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 population
Year	Pop.	±%
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

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