Sălașu de Sus (, ) is a commune 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 , ...

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. It is composed of eleven villages: Coroiești (''Korojesd''), Mălăiești (''Malajesd''), Nucșoara (''Nuksora''), Ohaba de sub Piatră (''Kőaljaohába''), Paroș (''Parospestere''), Peștera (''Pestere''), Râu Alb (''Fehérvíz''), Râu Mic (''Vajdej''), Sălașu de Jos (''Alsószálláspatak''), Sălașu de Sus, and Zăvoi (''Macesd''). The commune lies at the foot 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 ...

, on the banks of the river

Strei 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 ...

and several of its tributaries: the Paroș, Râul Alb,

Sălaș The Sălaș (also: ''Mălăești'') is a left tributary of the river Strei in 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 a ...

, and Sibișel rivers. Two thirds of the commune's area is used for agriculture. Sălașu de Sus is located in the southern part of Hunedoara County, south of the county seat,

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. It is situated in the historical and ethnographical area known as

Țara Hațegului Țara Hațegului ("Hațeg Land"; , , ) is a historical and ethnographical area in Hunedoara County, Romania, in the south-western corner of Transylvania. It is centered in the town of Hațeg. Țara Hațegului is located in the Depression of Hațe ...

, south of its hub, the town of

Hațeg Hațeg (; ; ) is a town in Hunedoara County, Romania with a population of 8,793 as of 2021. Three villages are administered by the town: Nălațvad (''Nalácvád''), Silvașu de Jos (''Alsószilvás''), and Silvașu de Sus (''Felsőszilvás''). I ...

. The commune is crossed by

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, part of

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. The Ohaba de sub Piatră halt serves the CFR

Simeria Simeria (; ; ) is a town in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, and an important railway junction with a hump yard. Six villages are administered by the town: Bârcea Mare (''Nagybarcsa''), Cărpiniș (''Gyertyános''), Simeria Veche (''Óp ...

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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 ...

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Târgu Jiu Târgu Jiu (, is the capital city, capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu (river), Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the ...

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Filiași Filiași () is a town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Jiu. The town administers six villages: Almăjel, Bâlta, Braniște, Fratoștița, Răcarii de Sus, and Uscăci. Natives * Bianca Curmenț (born 1997), handball player * � ...

railway line 202. The dates from the beginning of the 14th century; completed around 1588, it was abandoned in the 17th century. It features a dungeon and stone ring enclosure, to which four polygonal towers were later added. The and the (both in Sălașu de Sus village) were built in the 15th and 16th century, respectively. The dates from the 18th century; the interior painting was done in 1779 by . A massive

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was built in Coroiești in the early 1960s, with a projected capacity of washing 750 tonnes of coal per hour. Once described as the "pearl" of the mining industry of Romania, the plant was modernized in 2004 at a cost of $150 million, but it was closed in 2015.

Natives

* Ion Itu (1935–2006), literary critic and essayist

References

Communes in Hunedoara County Localities in Transylvania Țara Hațegului {{Hunedoara-geo-stub