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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
Hunedoara County, Romania · Europe
Lupeni is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Uricani, 28km from Retezat National Park.
Lupeni is a town located in Hunedoara County, Romania. With a population of 30,488, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Lupeni 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 Lupeni to your route.
Lupeni (Romanian pronunciation: [luˈpenʲ]; German: Schylwolfsbach, Hungarian: Lupény) is a mining city in the Jiu Valley in Hunedoara County, Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. It is one of the oldest and largest cities in the Jiu Valley. It is located on the banks of the Western Jiu River within theRead more
Jiu Valley, at a height varying between 630 metres (2,070 ft) (in the east) and 760 metres (2,490 ft). The distance from Lupeni to Petroșani is 18 kilometres (11 mi) on the DN66A road, and to Deva (the capital of Hunedoara County) it is 114 km (71 mi).
The name is derived from the Romanian "lup", meaning "wolf". Throughout the second part of the 19th century and most of the 20th century, the city's economy was based on mining, but since the 1990s the economy has become more diverse, after many mines were closed.
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Lupeni is located in Hunedoara County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 45.3603 latitude, 23.2383 longitude.
Lupeni has a population of approximately 30,488 people, making it a town in Romania.
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national park
Romania's oldest national park with over 80 glacial lakes, ancient forests, and some of the wildest mountain scenery in the Carpathians.
28 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
UNESCO-listed capital of the Dacian kingdom in the Orastie mountains, with a circular stone sanctuary and paved sacred road.
30 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Romania's highest road reaching 2145m, even more remote and dramatic than its famous neighbor the Transfăgărășan, crossing wild Carpathian landscapes.
34 km · about 40 min drive
castle
One of the largest and most impressive Gothic-Renaissance castles in Europe, perched above a river in Hunedoara, Romania.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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