Simeria (; ; ) 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 , ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, and an important

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

junction with a

hump yard A classification yard (American English, as well as the Canadian National Railway), marshalling yard (British, Hong Kong, Indian, and Australian English, and the former Canadian Pacific Railway) or shunting yard (Central Europe) is a railway y ...

. Six villages are administered by the town: Bârcea Mare (''Nagybarcsa''), Cărpiniș (''Gyertyános''), Simeria Veche (''Ópiski''), Sântandrei (''Szentandrás''), Șăulești (''Sárfalva''), and Uroi (''Arany''). The town lies on the banks of the

Mureș River Mureș may refer to: * Mureș County, Romania * Mureș (river) in Romania and Hungary (''Maros'') * Mureș culture, a Bronze Age culture from Romania See also * Târgu Mureș, the capital of Mureș County * Ocna Mureș, a town in Alba Cou ...

, near where the

Strei River The Strei () is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. The upper reach of the river, upstream of the village of Baru, is also known as ''Râul Petros''. It flows through the town Călan and the villages Petros, Baru, Li ...

discharges into it. It is located in the central part of Hunedoara County, between the

Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have ab ...

to the north and 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 ...

to the south.

Natives

Ilona Dajbukát Ilona Dajbukát (1892–1976) was a Hungarian actress of Armenian ancestry. Selected filmography * '' Kiss Me, Darling'' (1932) * '' Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' Address Unknown'' (1935) * '' The Students of Igloi'' (1935) * '' Kind Stepmother'' ...

(1892–1976), Hungarian actress *

Rudolf Eisenmenger Rudolf Hermann Eisenmenger (7 August 1902 – 3 November 1994) was an Austrian artist. Life Professor Eisenmenger belonged to the Danube Swabians of Transylvania. He was born in Piskitelep, until 1918 part of Austria-Hungary, afterwards bel ...

(1902–1994), Austrian artist *

Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner Vitéz Ferenc Feketehalmy-Czeydner (22 November 1890 – 5 November 1946) was a Hungarian military officer who had a significant role in the Novi Sad massacre during the Second World War. Military career After training at the artillery cadet ...

(1890–1946), Hungarian military officer *

Sigismund Toduță Sigismund Toduță (17 May 1908 in Simeria – 3 July 1991 in Cluj-Napoca) was a Romanian composer, musicologist, and professor. Biography Toduță graduated from the Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art in Cluj in 1936. His instructors inclu ...

(1908–1991), Romanian composer, musicologist, and academic

References

Towns in Romania Populated places in Hunedoara County Localities in Transylvania {{Hunedoara-geo-stub