Judetul Hungedoara (Romania, Official) – Hunyad megye (Hungarian) – Kreis Hunedoara (German) – Hunedoara (Slovak)
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Central Western Romania,
Southwestern Transylvania
Hunedoara County is located in the central west of the country is crossed by rivers Mures, Strei, Raul Mare, Cris White, Cerna and Jiu lakes of glacial origin. It’s capital city at Deva. The county is part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisza Euroregion.
Hunedoara’s Jiu River Valley is traditionally a coal-mining region, and its high level of industrialization drew many people from other regions of Romania in the period before the fall of the communist regime.
The name of the town seems inexorably linked to the name of the Hunyadi family (also known as Corvinus). The most probable explanation for the Romanian name “Hunedoara” is the transliteration of the Hungarian name “Hunyadvár” meaning “Castle of Hunyad”, as many Hungarian towns have this suffix. Historically, the name of the town has changed due to political circumstances, Hungnod (1265), Huniad (1278), Hwnyadwar (1409), Vayda Hunyadi (1575). The latter Hungarian name Vajdahunyad (voivode Hunyad) is a direct referral to John Hunyadi. The etymology of the Hunyadi family implies a Vlach (Romanian) origin.
In 1938, the counties of Timiş-Torontal, Caraş, Severin, Arad and Hunedoara were joined to form Ţinutul Timiş, which encompassed the Romanian Banat.
On 6 September 1950, the province was replaced by the Timişoara Region (formed by the present-day counties of Timiş and Caraş-Severin).
In 1956, the southern half of the existing Arad Region was incorporated to the Timişoara Region.
In December 1960, the Timişoara Region was named the Banat Region.
On 17 February 1968, a new territorial division was made and today’s Timiş, Caraş-Severin and Arad counties were formed.
Since 1998, Romania has been split into eight development regions, which act as a form of territorial autonomy divisions. The West development region is composed of four counties: Arad, Timiş, Hunedoara and Caraş-Severin; thus it has almost same borders as the Timiş Province of 1929. The Vest development region is also a part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisza Euroregion. A minority of Hungarians make up 5.6% of the population.
The Romanian Banat is mountainous in the south and southeast, while in the north, west and south-west it is flat and in some places marshy. The climate, except in the marshy parts, is generally healthy. Wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, flax, hemp and tobacco are grown in large quantities, and the products of the vineyards are of a good quality. Game is plentiful and the rivers swarm with fish. The mineral wealth is great, including copper, tin, lead, zinc, iron and especially coal. Amongst its numerous mineral springs, the most important are those of Mehadia, with sulphurous waters, which were already known in the Roman period as the Termae Herculis (Băile Herculane). The present “Banat Region” of Romania includes some areas that are mountainous and were not part of the historical Banat or of the Pannonian plain.
Zam (Hungarian: Zám; German: Sameschdorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Almaș-Săliște (Almásszelistye), Almășel (Almasel), Brășeu (Brassó), Cerbia (Cserbia), Deleni, Godinești (Godinesd), Micănești (Mikanesd), Pogănești (Poganesd), Pojoga (Pozsga), Sălciva (Szolcsva), Tămășești (Tamasesd), Valea and Zam.
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Last updated: 04/16/2025