Lupeni
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.
PopulationBy NationalityRomanian: 27,965 Hungarian: 3,804 Roma (Gypsy): 713German: 182 Polish: 104 Saxon: 40
By ReligionOrthodox: 25,065 Roman-Catholic: 2,862 Greek-Catholic: 2,032 Reformed/Lutheran: 1,429 Other: 1,432
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