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Hunedoara

Hunedoara County, Romania · Europe

About Hunedoara

Hunedoara is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Teliucu Inferior, 44km from Retezat National Park.

Hunedoara is a town located in Hunedoara County, Romania. With a population of 69,136, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Hunedoara sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Hunedoara to your route.

About Hunedoara

Hunedoara (Romanian: [huneˈdo̯ara] ; German: Eisenmarkt; Hungarian: Vajdahunyad [ˈvɒjdɒhuɲɒd] ) is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in southwestern Transylvania near the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, and administers five villages: Boș (Bós), Groș (Grós), Hășdat (Hosdát; Hochstätten), Peștișu

Read more Mare (Alpestes), and Răcăștia (Rákosd). The city includes the most important Gothic-style secular building in Transylvania: the Hunyad Castle, which is closely connected with the Hunyadi family. The castle was destroyed by fire five times, but underwent many reconstructions from Austro-Hungarian and later Romanian authorities. Besides the castle, the town developed as a production center for iron and a market for the mountain regions nearby. During the 20th century, Hunedoara's population increased to 86,000 inhabitants. The city contained the largest steel works in Romania (until Galați took the lead), but activity gradually diminished after the Romanian revolution of 1989 due to the loss of the market. This was a blow to the overall prosperity of the town, which is now recovering through new investments. The population consists of a Romanian majority, with Hungarians and Roma as the most important minorities. The city contains numerous parks, with poplars and chestnut trees flanking the streets. There are many tourist attractions, including a large dam with tourist facilities, located in the mountains a few kilometers from the city.

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Where is Hunedoara located?

Hunedoara is located in Hunedoara County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 45.7500 latitude, 22.9000 longitude.

What is the population of Hunedoara?

Hunedoara has a population of approximately 69,136 people, making it a town in Romania.

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Quick Information

Population
69,136
Continent
Europe
Country
Romania
Region
Hunedoara County
Timezone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
45.7500, 22.9000

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Romania

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right

Rovinieta (road tax sticker) required for all national roads.

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Worth the detour from Hunedoara

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

castle

Corvin Castle

One of the largest and most impressive Gothic-Renaissance castles in Europe, perched above a river in Hunedoara, Romania.

1 km · about 5 min drive

ancient ruins

Sarmizegetusa Regia

UNESCO-listed capital of the Dacian kingdom in the Orastie mountains, with a circular stone sanctuary and paved sacred road.

35 km · about 40 min drive

national park

Retezat National Park

Romania's oldest national park with over 80 glacial lakes, ancient forests, and some of the wildest mountain scenery in the Carpathians.

44 km · about 50 min drive

natural wonder

Râpa Roșie

An 800 m wall of red sandstone ravines up to 125 m high just north of Sebeș, eroded into organ-pipe pinnacles that glow crimson at sunset: Romania's 'little Grand Canyon', visible right from the approach road.

60 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Hunedoara

  • 72 kmTransalpinaRomania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.

Nearby Destinations

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Călan

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Cristur

🇷🇴 Romania

9 km awayPop. 1,376

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10 km awayPop. 1,670

Băcia

🇷🇴 Romania

11 km awayPop. 1,772

Topliţa

🇷🇴 Romania

12 km awayPop. 870

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