Simeria
Simeria | |
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Downtown Simeria | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Hunedoara County | |
Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′0″N 23°0′36″E / 45.85000°N 23.01000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Emil-Ioan Rîsteiu (PNL) |
Area | 49.75 km2 (19.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 11,268 |
| • Density | 226.5/km2 (586.6/sq mi) |
| 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.