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Guide made by the students from Colegiul National 'Mihai Eminescu', Petrosani, Romania, coordinated by Stefania Manea, English teacher, and Alina- Elena Dobrita, geography teacher.
History and location
"Pietros" means "stony, rocky" in Romanian. The city of Petroșani was founded in the 17th century (around 1640). In 1720, an Austrian cartographer mentions that the entire Jiu Valley was intensely populated and settlements could be seen from one end to the other.
During the 1818 census, Petroșani had 233 inhabitants, while the entire Valley counted 2,550. During this time, the main activity of the people was shepherding and no urban settlement had appeared yet.
Around 1840 coal surface mining began in Petroșani, Vulcan and Petrila.
The population experienced massive growth only in the 20th century during the communist regime, as many workers were brought in from other parts of the country.
"Pietros" means "stony, rocky" in Romanian. The city of Petroșani was founded in the 17th century (around 1640). In 1720, an Austrian cartographer mentions that the entire Jiu Valley was intensely populated and settlements could be seen from one end to the other.
During the 1818 census, Petroșani had 233 inhabitants, while the entire Valley counted 2,550. During this time, the main activity of the people was shepherding and no urban settlement had appeared yet.
Around 1840 coal surface mining began in Petroșani, Vulcan and Petrila.
The population experienced massive growth only in the 20th century during the communist regime, as many workers were brought in from other parts of the country.
It has a theatre and a museum of mining. It is the headquarters for a group of nearby mining centres, including Lupeni, Petrila, Vulcan, and the new town of Uricani at the foot of Mount Retezat. Output from the area averages several million tons of low-grade bituminous coal annually. Petroșani manufactures coal by-products and is the site of a state mining institute. Jules Verne, the fiction writer, wrote about Petroșani and its environs in his book Le Château des Carpates, after his visit to Romania in 1892. Highways and a railway connection extend through Petroșani.
As other cities from the Jiu Valley, throughout the second half of the 19th century and most of the 20th century, most activities in the city revolved around the mines. But after the fall of the communist regime, many mines were closed, and the city, just like the whole valley, was forced to diversify the economy. This has also led to a significant population decline: Petroșani is one of the Romanian cities which has experienced the fastest population loss from the 1990s onwards.
Petroșani is located in the Jiu Valley, which is the entrance to the Retezat National Park and provides access to the Vâlcan, Parâng and Retezat mountains. The city administers four villages: Dâlja Mare, Dâlja Mică, Peștera and Slătinioara.
As other cities from the Jiu Valley, throughout the second half of the 19th century and most of the 20th century, most activities in the city revolved around the mines. But after the fall of the communist regime, many mines were closed, and the city, just like the whole valley, was forced to diversify the economy. This has also led to a significant population decline: Petroșani is one of the Romanian cities which has experienced the fastest population loss from the 1990s onwards.
Petroșani is located in the Jiu Valley, which is the entrance to the Retezat National Park and provides access to the Vâlcan, Parâng and Retezat mountains. The city administers four villages: Dâlja Mare, Dâlja Mică, Peștera and Slătinioara.
Landmarks
The Petroșani Mining Museum is a museum centered on coal mining and located in the Jiu Valley city of Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania.
The museum was founded in 1961 and initially located in a house at 1 Ion Creangă Street, on land now occupied by the Central Park. A number of modifications were made to the structure, such as the removal of the doors and their frames, the space being converted into vaulted ceilings. The museum's first exhibition was dedicated to the Cuban Revolution and was held in the State Theater hall. Until 1966, the museum was more of a storage facility, as its gallery space was very small. That year, it moved into the current headquarters, located at 2 Nicolae Bălcescu Street. The building, dating to 1920 and considered a historic monument by the country's Culture Ministry, was the first headquarters of the S. A. R. Petroșani firm and originally served as company housing for employees. A numismatics exhibition was inaugurated in 1970. The museum underwent extensive renovations between 1996 and 1998.
The collection includes some 1500 items related to mining, including equipment, tools, clothing, documents, sketches, insignia and objects peculiar to the region. It is the country's only museum that focuses on coal-mining technology.
Plumber’s Museum
Founded by cartoonist Ion Barbu, one of the most present artists in the community, the museum is actually dedicated to humour and comes with a good ironic twist.
The museum was set up in a former kindergarten, right near where the artist was born.
The museum was set up in a former kindergarten, right near where the artist was born.
