Hunedoara (Hungarian: Vajdahunyad, German: Eisenmarkt) is a city in Hunedoara county, Transylvania, Romania.
The city of Hunedoara has the most important Gothic-style secular building in Romania: the castle, which is closely connnected with the Hunyadi family. The castle was originally a small royal citadel and was given to Vajk (Romanian: Voicu) by King Sigismund of Hungary in 1409. Vajk’s son, John Hunyadi, began enlargement of the castle into a Gothic residence in 1446. The castle was damaged by fire many times, but underwent successive renovations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by the architects Imre Steindl, Frigyes Schulek and Istvn Mller.
Besides the Romanian population, there are also ethnic Hungarians and Germans living in Hunedoara. The city contains many green gardens and old trees flank the streets. The castle has been turned into a museum following recent reconstruction. A large dam with tourist facilities is located a few kilometres from the city, up in the mountains.
During the 20th century, Hunedoara increased its population to 86,000 inhabitants. The city used to contain the second largest steel works in Romania, but this has now closed down. However the economy of the city is now benefiting from new investment.
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Aninoasa is a small (population 6,108) town in the county of Hunedoara in the Transylvania region of Romania. The town is located in Jiu Valley, which is a coal basin, and most of the towns residents are coal miners. Most of the town was built along Aninoasa creek, and the town is actually separated into two areas by the West Jiu River.
Aninoasa is the oldest town in Hunedoara county, being mentioned as far back as 1453. The town has two monasteries: Dealu Monastery and Viforâta Monastery. The Mayor is Ilie Botgros, who works as a turner.
Uricani (Hungarian: Urikány) is a town in Hunedoara county, Transylvania, Romania. As of 2004 a recent census gives a population of 10,307.
Petro?ani (Hungarian: Petrozsény, German: Petroschen) is a city in Hunedoara county, Romania, with a population of 45,447 (2002).
Coal can be found near Petro?ani and today coal mining is an important part of the city's economy. The exploatation of coal began in the 19th century and the town was developed during the communist regime of Romania and the population of the town grew rapidly, as workers, mostly from Moldavia, were settled here.
Ethnicity
80% Romanians
16% Hungarians
4% others (Germans, Roma (Gypsies), etc)
Petrila (Hungarian: Petrilla) is a town in the Jiu Valley, Hunedoara, Romania. It is located near the junction of the East Jiu with Taia and Jiet Creeks.
Economy
The mining in the town began in 1859 and the peak production of coal was in 1984 1.255.240 tonnes, since then it decreased to 504.000 tonnes.
Population
As of 2000, it has a population of 28,742.
brad is a traditional name for a kind of fastener. It is now used for a variety of different fasteners, including:
Certain types of wire nails; for example, the elliptical nails used to avoid splitting the grain of softwood are called oval brads.
Split-lip brass fasteners, which are brass or brass-coloured, round-head, dual-pronged paper fasteners, often used to hold screenplays together, are also known as brads.
Brad is a shortened form of the name Bradley, Bradie, or Bradford.
Brad is also a town in Hunedoara county, Romania.
Brad is also a band featuring Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam.
