Lupeni : Romania
Lupeni : Romania
Lupeni (Hungarian: Lupény, German: Schylwolfsbach) is a mining town in Hunedoara county, Romania with a population of 31,409. The name is derived from Romanian “lup� meaning “wolf�
The mining industry once employed 80% of the workers in the town, but after the government subsidies were halted, it proved inefficient and much of it was closed down in 1997.
Population
By Nationality
Romanian: 27,965
Hungarian: 3,804
Roma (Gypsy): 713
German: 182
Polish: 104
Saxon: 40
By Religion
Orthodox: 25,065
Roman-Catholic: 2,862
Greek-Catholic: 2,032
Reformed/Lutheran: 1,429
Other: 1,432