Petrila
Petrila | |
|---|---|
 Catholic Church in Lonea | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Hunedoara County | |
  Petrila Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′0″N 23°25′12″E / 45.45000°N 23.42000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Vasile Jurca[2] (PSD) |
Area | 308.68 km2 (119.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 19,600 |
| • Density | 63.5/km2 (164/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 335800 |
| Area code | +40 x54 |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | www |
Petrila (Romanian pronunciation: [peˈtrila]; Hungarian: Petrilla) is a town in the Jiu Valley, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located near the confluence of the rivers Jiul de Est, Taia, and Jieț.
The town administers four villages: Cimpa (Csimpa), Jieț (Zsiec), Răscoala (Reszkola), and Tirici.
History
A Romanian town in the Carpathian Mountains, Petrila is an ancient settlement, but its existence was not documented until 1493 in a donation letter between Vladislav the First, King of Hungary and a Romanian prince named Mihai Cande.
The name of the town was noted in 1733 as coming from the Latin word “petrinus” ("pietros" in Romanian), which can be translated into English to mean “of stone”, a reference to the large coal deposits in the area that would become a profitable export in the Industrial Revolution. The exploitation of coal deposits in and around Petrila made the town grow as a single-industry town, revolving either around the mining of coal or the processing of the coal mined there, which is listed under the grade “Pitcoal”. Mining operations began in 1840, but the town would remain sparsely populated until the arrival of Western Moldavian workers forced to relocate by the former president of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu under Communist rule. The restructuring of the economy since the Romanian Revolution of 1989 has led to a decrease in production and supply for the region, including Petrila.
It was the site in recent times of the Petrila Mine disaster, wherein two methane gas explosions in a coal mine on November 15, 2008 killed at least 12 miners and/or rescue workers. This is not the first time this millennium a coal mine in Petrila has suffered such an incident; another similar incident occurred in 2001.[3]
Economy
The mining in the town began in 1840 and the peak production of coal was in 1984 1,255,240 tonnes, since then it decreased to 504,000 tonnes.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2,075 | — |
| 1920 | 10,600 | +410.8% |
| 1956 | 19,955 | +88.3% |
| 1966 | 24,796 | +24.3% |
| 1977 | 25,173 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 29,302 | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 25,840 | −11.8% |
| 2011 | 22,692 | −12.2% |
| 2021 | 19,600 | −13.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2011 census, Petrila had a population of 22,692; of these, 93.97% were Romanians, 4.9% Hungarians, and 0.73% Roma. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 19,600, of which 88,64% were Romanians and 2.67% Hungarians.[4]
Natives
- Ludovic Bács (1930–2015), composer
- Ferenc Doór (1918–2015), painter
- Alexandru Hrisanide (1936–2018 ), composer
- Josef Kappl (b. 1950), rock musician
- Horațiu Lasconi (b. 1963), footballer
- Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu (1919–1989), philosopher and novelist
- Maria von Tasnady (1911–2001), actress
- Daniel Timofte (b. 1967), footballer
See also
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Gas blasts kill Romanian miners". BBC News. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
External links
- Official Petrila website
- Jiu Valley Portal - the regional portal host of the official Petrila and other Jiu Valley city websites
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