Petrila
Petrila | |
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Coordinates: 45°27′0″N 23°25′12″E / 45.45000°N 23.42000°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Hunedoara |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Vasile Jurca[1] (PSD) |
Area | 308.68 km2 (119.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 19,600 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 335800 |
Area code | +40 x54 |
Vehicle reg. | HD |
Website | www |
Petrila (Romanian pronunciation: [peˈtrila]; Hungarian: Petrilla) is a town in the Jiu Valley, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located near the confluence of the rivers Jiul de Est, Taia, and Jieț.
The town administers four villages: Cimpa (Csimpa), Jieț (Zsiec), Răscoala (Reszkola), and Tirici.
History
A Romanian town in the
The name of the town was noted in 1733 as coming from the Latin word “petrinus” ("pietros" in Romanian), which can be translated into English to mean “of stone”, a reference to the large
It was the site in recent times of the Petrila Mine disaster, wherein two methane gas explosions in a coal mine on November 15, 2008 killed at least 12 miners and/or rescue workers. This is not the first time this millennium a coal mine in Petrila has suffered such an incident; another similar incident occurred in 2001.[3]
Economy
The mining in the town began in 1840 and the peak production of coal was in 1984 1,255,240 tonnes, since then it decreased to 504,000 tonnes.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1956 | 19,955 | — |
1966 | 24,796 | +24.3% |
1977 | 25,173 | +1.5% |
1992 | 29,302 | +16.4% |
2002 | 28,742 | −1.9% |
2011 | 21,373 | −25.6% |
2021 | 19,600 | −8.3% |
Source: Census data |
At the 2011 census, Petrila had a population of 21,373; of these, 93.97% were Romanians, 4.9% Hungarians, and 0.73% Roma. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 19,600.[4]
Natives
- Ludovic Bács (1930–2015), composer
- Ferenc Doór (1918–2015), painter
- Alexandru Hrisanide (1936–2018 ), composer
- Josef Kappl (b. 1950), rock musician
- Horațiu Lasconi (b. 1963), footballer
- Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu (1919–1989), philosopher and novelist
- Maria von Tasnady (1911–2001), actress
- Daniel Timofte (b. 1967), footballer
See also
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.
- ^ "Gas blasts kill Romanian miners". BBC News. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
External links
- Official Petrila website
- Jiu Valley Portal - the regional portal host of the official Petrila and other Jiu Valley city websites