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{{Short description|County of Romania}}
{{about|a county in Romania|the historic county in the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]|Hunyad County}}
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| leader_name             = Laurentiu Nistor
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| area_code               = (+40) 254 or (+40) 354<ref>The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.</ref>
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| website                 = [http://www.cjhunedoara.ro/ County Council]<br />[https://hd.prefectura.mai.gov.ro/ Prefecture]<br />{{URL|1=http://www.orastie.info/}}
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'''Hunedoara County''' ({{IPA|ro|huneˈdo̯ara|-|Ro-Hunedoara.ogg}}) is a county (''[[județ]]'') of [[Romania]], in [[Transylvania]], with its capital city at [[Deva, Romania|Deva]]. The county is part of the [[Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion]].

==Name==
In [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], it is known as {{Lang|hu|Hunyad megye}}, in [[German language|German]] as {{Lang|de|Kreis Hunedoara}}, and in [[Slovak language|Slovak]] as {{Lang|sk|Huňadská župa}}. The county got its name from the city of [[Hunedoara]] ({{Langx|hu|Vajdahunyad}}), which is the [[Romanian language|Romanian]] [[transliteration]] of the [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] {{Lang|hu|Hunyadvár}} ({{Literal translation|Castle of Hunyad}}, archaic: {{Lang|hu|Hwnyadwar}}), old name of the [[municipality]]. That most likely originated from the [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] {{Lang|hu|huny}} verb meaning 'to close' or 'to die', but may also come from wear the name of the [[Huns]], who were headquartered near for a time and were the first to establish solid rule over the land since the [[Dacians]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kuun |first1=Géza |last2=Torma |first2=Zsófia |last3=Téglás |first3=Gábor |date=1902 |title=Hunyadvármegye története |trans-title=The history of Hunyad County |journal=Irodalmi Szemle |language=hu |location=Budapest |volume=I |page=353}}</ref>

==Geography==
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This county has a total area of 7,063&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

Mainly, the relief is made up of mountains, divided by the [[Mureș River]] valley which crosses the county from East to West. To the North side there are the [[Apuseni Mountains]] and to the South side there are mountains from the [[Southern Carpathians]] group, [[Parâng Mountains]] group and [[Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group]]: Orastie and Surianu Mountains (South-East), Retezat Mountains (South), Poiana Ruscai Mountains (South-West).

Except from the [[Mureș River]] with its tributaries [[Strei River|Strei]], [[Râul Mare (Strei)|Râul Mare]] and [[Cerna River (Mureș)|Cerna]] which forms wide valleys, in the North side [[Crișul Alb River]] also forms a valley in the [[Apuseni Mountains]] - Zarand region. In the South side along the [[Jiu River]] with its two branches [[Jiul de Vest River|Jiul de Vest]] and [[Jiul de Est River|Jiul de Est]], there is a large depression, and an accessible route towards Southern [[Romania]] - [[Oltenia]]..

===Neighbours===
 
* [[Alba County]] in the East and North.
* [[Arad County]], [[Timiș County]] and [[Caraș-Severin County]] in the West.
* [[Gorj County]] in the South.

==Economy==
[[File:Gold sphalerite quartz sacaramb.jpg|thumb|[[Gold]] and [[sphalerite]] on [[quartz]], from Sacarîmb, Hunedoara County. Scale at bottom is one inch, with a rule at one cm.]]
[[File:14-18-hateg-zimbrii-2.jpg|thumb|right|[[European bison]] in [[Hațeg]] nature reserve]]
Hunedoara County was one of the most industrialised areas during the communist period, and was very negatively affected when the industry collapsed after the fall of the communist regime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adevarul.ro/locale/hunedoara/marirea-declinul-industriei-hunedoara-soarta-avut-1990-cele-mai-mari-intreprinderi-judet-1_535f72910d133766a8313958/index.html|title=Mărirea şi declinul industriei în Hunedoara. Ce soartă au avut după 1990 cele mai mari întreprinderi din judeţ|website=Adevural.ro|date=29 April 2014 |access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>

The industry in the Hunedoara county is linked with the mining activity in the region. In the mountains, from ancient times, metals and coal have been exploited. 

Energy-related enterprises are located in the county - one of the biggest [[thermoelectric]] plant is located at [[Mintia]].

The [[Jiu Valley]], located in the south of the country, has been a major [[mining area]] throughout the second half of the 19th century and the 20th century, but many mines were closed down in the years following the collapse of the communist regime.

The city of [[Hunedoara]] has also suffered significantly from the 1990s onwards - under communism it
contained [[Hunedoara steel works|the largest steel works in Romania]] (until [[Galați]] took the lead), but activity gradually diminished after the fall of communism 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.

Agricultural activities also take place in Hunedoara county, which include livestock raising, and fruit and cereal cultivation. The county also has touristic potential, especially through the [[Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains]] and the [[Corvin Castle]].

The predominant industries in the county are:
* Metallurgy.
* Construction materials.
* Textile industry.
* Mining equipment.
* Food industry.

In the 1990s, a large number of mines were closed down, leaving Hunedoara county with the highest unemployment rate in Romania, of 9.6%, in comparison to the national average of 5.5%.

==Tourism==
[[File:Sarmisegetusa Regia - Templele patrulatere mici - Zona sacra – Gradistea Muntelui, Muntii Sureanu, Hunedoara, Romania 19.JPG|thumb|left|Ruins of Dacian temples of [[Sarmizegetusa Regia]]]]
[[File:Hunedoara castle.jpg|thumb|right|[[Corvin Castle]] in [[Hunedoara]] is one of the largest medieval castles in [[Europe]] and features in one of the lists of the [[Seven Wonders of Romania]].]]
[[File:Cetatea medievală Deva, în lumina răsăritului.jpg|thumb|[[Fortress of Deva]] in Deva]]

Retezat National Park and other picturesque regions makes it one of the most beautiful counties in Romania. Also there can be found [[Dacia]]n and [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] complexes in the Orăştie Mountains.

The main tourist attractions in the county are:
* The [[Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains]] - nowadays part of [[UNESCO]] World Heritage.
* Colonia Augusta Ulpia Traiana Dacica Sarmizegetusa - the capital of the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] province of [[Dacia]].
* The medieval edifices of Densuș, Deva, Hunedoara, Santămaria-Orlea, Strei.
* The Medieval Castle from [[Hunedoara]]
* The Medieval Guard Tower from Crivadia
* The [[Via Transilvanica]] long-distance hiking and biking [[trail]], which crosses the county

== Demographics ==

According to the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], the county had a population of 361,657 and the [[population density]] was {{Pop density|361657|7063|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-rpl-2021/rezultate-definitive-caracteristici-etno-culturale-demografice/|title=Rezultate definitive: Caracteristici etno-culturale demografice|website=Recensamantromania.ro|access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref>

The population of Hunedoara county is the second eldest of all Romanian counties, with an average age of the residents of 45.5 years, only behind [[Teleorman County]] (46.3 years).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mediafax.ro/social/institutul-national-de-statistica-fenomenul-de-imbatranire-s-a-accentuat-in-romania-21556491 | title=Institutul Naţional de Statistică: Fenomenul de îmbătrânire s-a accentuat în România }}</ref> Hunedoara's [[Jiu Valley|Jiu River Valley]] is traditionally a coal-mining region, and its high level of industrialisation drew many people from other regions of [[Romania]] in the period before the fall of the communist regime.

{{Pie chart
|thumb=left
|caption=Ethnic composition of Hunedoara County (2021)
|label1=[[Romanians]]|value1=95.01|color1=#8080ff
|label2=[[Hungarians in Romania|Hungarians]]|value2=2.90|color2=#80ff80
|label3=[[Romani people in Romania|Romani]]|value3=1.72|color3=#80ffff
|label4=[[Germans of Romania|Germans]] <small>([[Transylvanian Saxons]])</small>|value4=0.16|color4=#ff80ff
|label5=Others|value5=0.21|color5=#9f9f9f}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, ''[http://www.insse.ro/rpl2002rezgen/18.pdf "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060922081325/http://www.insse.ro/rpl2002rezgen/18.pdf |date=September 22, 2006 }}''</ref>
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! 1948
| 306,955 {{steady}}
|- 
! 1956
| 381,902 {{increase}}
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! 1966
| 474,602 {{increase}}
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! 1977
| 514,436 {{increase}}
|- 
! 1992
| 547,993 {{increase}}
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! 2002
| 485,712 {{decrease}}
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! 2011
| 396,253 {{decrease}}
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! 2021
| 361,657 {{decrease}}
|-
|}

== Politics ==

The Hunedoara County Council, renewed at the [[2020 Romanian local elections|2020 local elections]], consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition:<ref>{{Cite web|language=ro|url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/data/json/sicpv/pv/pv_vs_final.json|format=Json|title=Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020|publisher=Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă|accessdate=2020-11-02}}</ref>

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! style="background:#ccc" | Seats
! style="background:#ccc" colspan="17" | Current County Council
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| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] (PSD)
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| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]]-[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania|UDMR]]-[[Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party|PNȚCD]] Alliance
| style="text-align: right" | '''7'''
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| style="text-align: right" | '''4'''
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| style="text-align: right" | '''2'''
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==Administrative divisions==
[[File:RO_HD_Deva_Centru.jpg|thumb|[[Deva, Romania|Deva]]]]
[[File:Hunedoara_skyline.jpg|thumb|[[Hunedoara]]]]
Hunedoara County has 7 municipalities, 7 towns and 55 communes. Although Hunedoara County is the most urbanized county in Romania (75% of the population is urban - in 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/REZULTATE-DEFINITIVE-RPL_2011.pdf|title=Rezultate definitive ale Recensământului Populaţiei şi al Locuinţelor – 2011|website=Recensamantromania.ro|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=17 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717125951/http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/REZULTATE-DEFINITIVE-RPL_2011.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> it does not contain any city of more than 100,000 people. Also, following the [[de-industrialization]] after the communism fall, the major urban centres in the county, particularly [[Hunedoara]] and [[Petroșani]], suffered significant [[population decline]].

*Municipalities
**[[Brad, Romania|Brad]] - population: 12,690 ({{as of|2021|lc=y}})
**[[Deva, Romania|Deva]] - capital city; population: 53,113 ({{as of|2021|lc=y}})
**[[Hunedoara]] - population: 50,457 ({{as of|2021|lc=y}})
**[[Lupeni]] - population: 18,699 ({{as of|2021|lc=y}})
**[[Orăștie]] - population: 16,825 ({{as of|2021|lc=y}})
**[[Petroșani]] - population: 31,044 ({{as of|2021|lc=y}})
**[[Vulcan, Romania|Vulcan]] - population: 19,772 ({{as of|2021|lc=y}})
*Towns
**[[Aninoasa]]
**[[Călan]]
**[[Geoagiu]]
**[[Hațeg]]
**[[Petrila]]
**[[Simeria]]
**[[Uricani]]
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*Communes
**[[Baia de Criș]]
**[[Balșa]]
**[[Bănița]]
**[[Baru, Hunedoara|Baru]]
**[[Băcia]]
**[[Băița, Hunedoara|Băița]]
**[[Bătrâna]]
**[[Beriu]]
**[[Blăjeni]]
**[[Boșorod]]
**[[Brănișca]]
**[[Bretea Română]]
**[[Buceș]]
**[[Bucureșci]]
**[[Bulzeștii de Sus]]
**[[Bunila]]
**[[Burjuc]]
**[[Cerbăl]]
**[[Certeju de Sus]]
**[[Cârjiți]]
**[[Crișcior]]
**[[Densuș]]
**[[Dobra, Hunedoara|Dobra]]
**[[General Berthelot]]
**[[Ghelari]]
**[[Gurasada]]
**[[Hărău]]
**[[Ilia, Hunedoara|Ilia]]
**[[Lăpugiu de Jos]]
**[[Lelese]]
**[[Lunca Cernii de Jos]]
**[[Luncoiu de Jos]]
**[[Mărtinești]]
**[[Orăștioara de Sus]]
**[[Pestișu Mic]]
**[[Pui]]
**[[Rapoltu Mare]]
**[[Răchitova]]
**[[Ribița]]
**[[Râu de Mori]]
**[[Romos]]
**[[Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara|Sarmizegetusa]]
**[[Sălașu de Sus]]
**[[Sântămăria-Orlea]]
**[[Șoimuș]]
**[[Teliucu Inferior]]
**[[Tomești, Hunedoara|Tomești]]
**[[Toplița, Hunedoara|Toplița]]
**[[Totești]]
**[[Turdaș]]
**[[Vața de Jos]]
**[[Vălișoara]]
**[[Vețel]]
**[[Vorța]]
**[[Zam, Hunedoara|Zam]]
{{div col end}}

==Historical county==
{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name          = Județul Hunedoara
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 | image_caption          = The [[Hunedoara County Prefecture]] building of the interwar period, currently serving the same function.
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 | map_caption            = 
 | subdivision_type       = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
 | subdivision_name       = [[Image:Flag of Romania.svg|25px]] [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]]
 | subdivision_type2      = Historic region
 | subdivision_name2      = [[Transylvania]]
 | subdivision_type3      = Capital city (''Reședință de județ'')
 | subdivision_name3      = [[Deva, Romania|Deva]]
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 | leader_title           = [[Prefect (Romania)|Prefect]]
 | leader_name            = 
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 | established_title      = Established
 | established_date       = 1925
 | established_title2     = Ceased to exist
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 | elevation_m            = 
 | population_as_of       = 1930
 | population_footnotes   = 
 | population_total       = 332118
 | population_density_km2 = auto
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 | timezone               = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
 | utc_offset             = +2
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}}
Historically, the county was located in the central-western part of [[Greater Romania]], in the southwestern part of [[Transylvania]]. It included a large part of the present Hunedoara County.

After the administrative unification law in 1925, the name of county remained as it was, but the territory was reorganized. It was bordered on the west by the counties of [[Severin County|Severin]] and [[Arad County|Arad]], to the north by [[Turda County]], to the east by the counties of [[Sibiu County|Sibiu]] and [[Alba County|Alba]], and to the south by the counties of [[Gorj County|Gorj]] and [[Mehedinți County|Mehedinți]].

===Administration===
[[File:1938 map of interwar county Hunedoara.jpg|thumb|right|285px|Map of Hunedoara County as constituted in 1938.]]

The county originally consisted of ten districts (''[[plasă|plăși]]''):<ref name=Memoria>{{Cite web|url=https://romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro/judete/hunedoara/|title=Judeţul Hunedoara|first=Aspera Pro|last=Edu|website=romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro|accessdate=8 March 2023}}</ref>
#Plasa Avram Iancu, headquartered at [[Avram Iancu, Alba|Avram Iancu]]
#Plasa Brad, headquartered at [[Brad, Hunedoara|Brad]]
#Plasa Deva, headquartered at [[Deva, Romania|Deva]]
#Plasa Geoagiu, headquartered at [[Geoagiu]]
#Plasa Hațeg, headquartered at [[Hațeg]]
#Plasa Hunedoara, headquartered at [[Hunedoara]]
#Plasa Ilia, headquartered at [[Ilia, Hunedoara|Ilia]]
#Plasa Orăștie, headquartered at [[Orăștie]]
#Plasa Petroșani, headquartered at [[Petroșani]]
#Plasa Pui, headquartered at [[Pui, Hunedoara|Pui]]

Subsequently, two other districts were established:<ol start="11">
<li>Plasa Dobra, headquartered at [[Dobra, Hunedoara|Dobra]]</li>
<li>Plasa Sarmizegetusa, headquartered at [[Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara|Sarmizegetusa]]</li>
</ol>

=== Population ===
According to the census data of 1930, the county's population was 332,118, of which 82.0% were Romanians, 11.3% Hungarians, 2.5% Germans, 1.5% Romanies, 1.4% Jews, as well as other minorities. In the religious aspect, the population consisted of 64.2% Eastern Orthodox, 18.5% Greek Catholic, 9.1% Roman Catholic, 4.5% Reformed, as well as other minorities.<ref name=Rec_1930_633>Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 633-639</ref>

==== Urban population ====
In 1930, the urban population of the county was 41,234, of which 52.8% were Romanians, 30.4% Hungarians, 6.7% Germans, 6.6% Jews, 1.6% Romanies, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was made up of 42.0% Eastern Orthodox, 25.7% Roman Catholic, 10.5% Greek Catholic, 9.9% Reformed, 6.9% Jewish, 3.5% Lutheran, 1.0% Unitarian, as well as other minorities.<ref name = Rec_1930_633/>

==See also==
*[[Hunyad County]] of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Hunedoara County}}
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==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120710013815/http://orastie.info/saptamana-3-pestera-cu-apa-cioclovina/ All about the Water Cave at Cioclovina]}}

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