Aninoasa ( or ''Aninószabányatelep'') is a town in

Hunedoara County Hunedoara County () 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 , ...

in the

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region of

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. The town is located in the

Jiu Valley The Jiu Valley ( , ) is a region in southwestern Transylvania, Romania, in Hunedoara county, situated in a valley of the Jiu River between the Retezat Mountains and the Parâng Mountains. The region was heavily industrialised and the main activity ...

, which is a coal basin, and many of the towns residents are

coal miner Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extrac ...

s. Aninoasa administers one village, Iscroni (''Alsóbarbatyeniszkrony''). It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the

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Geography

The town is situated near the confluence of both headwater rivers (

Jiul de Vest The Jiul de Vest ("Western Jiu", previously also known as ) is a headwater of the river Jiu in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukr ...

and

Jiul de Est The Jiul de Est ("Eastern Jiu", previously also known as ) is a headwater of the river Jiu in Romania. Its source is in the Șureanu Mountains. At its confluence with the Jiul de Vest The Jiul de Vest ("Western Jiu", previously also known as ) ...

) of the Jiu, north of the

Vâlcan Mountains The Vâlcan Mountains are a chain of mountains in the Southern Carpathians in Gorj County, Romania. They are part of the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, and run for approximately . The highest point is Oslea Peak at , and the second highest is ...

and in the eastern foothills of the

Retezat Mountains The Retezat Mountains (, ) are one of the highest massifs in Romania, being part of the Southern Carpathians. The highest peak is Peleaga (Vârful Peleaga), at an altitude of . Other important peaks are Păpușa (Vârful Păpușa, "the Doll Pea ...

. Most of the town was built along Aninoasa creek, and the town is actually separated into two areas by the Jiul de Vest. "Anin" means "alder tree" in Romanian. Aninoasa is located at the southern extremity of Hunedoara County, about from the county seat,

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, on the border with

Gorj County Gorj County () is a county () of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gornji'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolnji (“lower Jiu”). Demographics At the 2011 census, the count ...

. The village of Iscroni is crossed by

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, which leads west to Vulcan, away, and

Lupeni Lupeni (; 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 ...

, away, and east to

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and the city of

Petroșani Petroșani (; Hungarian: ''Petrozsény''; German: ''Petroschen'') is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 31,044 as of 2021. The city has been associated with mining since the 19th century. History "Pietros" m ...

, to the northeast. The Iscroni train station serves the CFR Line 214, a railway from Livezeni (in Petroșani) to Lupeni.

History

Aninoasa is the oldest town in Hunedoara County, being mentioned as far back as 1453 AD.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the town had a pupation of 3,369. At the 2011 census, 88.18% of inhabitants were

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, 7.1%

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, and 4.18%

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Natives

* Nicolae Guță (born 1967), musician *

Nicolae Ionescu Nicolae Ionescu (1820 in Bradu, Neamț County – January 24, 1905 in Bradu) was a Romanian politician, jurist and publicist, brother of the agronomist Ion Ionescu de la Brad. He was leader of the Free and Independent Faction, serving se ...

(1949–1997), footballer * Ștefania Stănilă (born 1997), artistic gymnast * Andrei Stocker (born 1942), footballer

References

External links

Aninoasa City Site - Jiu Valley Portal
- regional portal host of the official site
Jiu Valley Portal
- Romania's principal coal mining region and a gateway to the

Retezat National Park The Retezat National Park () is a protected area located in the Retezat Mountains in Hunedoara (county), Hunedoara county, Romania. Founded in 1935, it is the oldest national park in the country and categorized as a category II IUCN national park ...