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Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romaniai
Regional Level Types
PetroșaniMunicipality
Hunedoara CountyCounty
RomaniaCountry

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View of the Petrila- Petroşani coal mining area, in 1926.

Western mine, Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania
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View of the Petrila- Petroşani coal mining area, in 1926.

Western mine, Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania
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View of the Petroşani coal mining area, in 1919.

Western mine, Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania
00640040017272050043831.jpg
View of the Petrila- Petroşani coal mining area, in 1926.

Western mine, Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania
08935480017272050045693.jpg
View of the Petrila- Petroşani coal mining area, in 1926.

Western mine, Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania
06783020017272399579782.jpg
View of the Petroşani coal mining area, in 1919.

Western mine, Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania
00640040017272050043831.jpg
View of the Petrila- Petroşani coal mining area, in 1926.

Western mine, Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania
08935480017272050045693.jpg
View of the Petrila- Petroşani coal mining area, in 1926.

Western mine, Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Petroşani44,187 (2013)
Slătinioara297 (2013)
Dâlja Mare297 (2013)
Dâlja Mică197 (2013)
Peștera123 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
389308
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:389308:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Petroșani, Hunedoara, Roumanie
German:
Steinthal, Hunedoara, Rumänien
Italian:
Petroșani, distretto di Hunedoara, Romania
Romanian:
Petroșani, Hunedoara, România
Russian:
Петрошани, Хунедоара, Румыния
Simplified Chinese:
彼得羅沙尼, 胡內多阿拉縣, 羅馬尼亞
Spanish:
Petroșani, Hunedoara, Rumania
Ukrainian:
Петрошань, Хунедоара, Румунія
Achinese:
Petroșani, Propinsi Hunedoara, Rumania
Arabic:
بيتروشاني, مقاطعة هوندوارا, رومانيا
Bulgarian:
Петрошани, Хунедоара, Румъния
Cebuano:
Municipiul Petroșani, Hunedoara , Rumanya
Czech:
Petroșani, Hunedoara, Rumunsko
Dutch:
Petroșani, District Hunedoara, Roemenië
Esperanto:
Petroșani, Distrikto Hunedoara, Rumanio
Estonian:
Petroșani, Hunedoara maakond, Rumeenia
Farsi/Persian:
پتروشن, شهرستان هوندوارا, رومانی
Georgian:
პეტროშანი, ჰუნედოარის ჟუდეცი, რუმინეთი
Hebrew:
פטרוז'ן, רומניה
Hungarian:
Petrozsény, Hunyad megye, Románia
Indonesian:
Petroșani, Provinsi Hunedoara, Rumania
Japanese:
ペトロシャニ, フネドアラ県, ルーマニア
Korean:
페트로샤니, 후네도아라주, 루마니아
Lithuanian:
Petrošanis, Hunedoaros apskritis, Rumunija
Macedonian:
Петрошан, Романија
Malay:
Petroșani, Wilayah Hunedoara, Romania
Minangkabau:
Petroșani
Polish:
Petroszany, Okręg Hunedoara, Rumunia
Portuguese:
Petroșani, Hunedoara, Romênia
Serbian:
Петрошани, Хунедоара, Румунија
Serbo-Croatian:
Petroșani, Hunedoara, Rumunija
South Azerbaijani:
پتروشن, رومانی
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Петрошани, Вилояти Ҳунадуара, Руминия
Traditional Chinese:
彼得羅沙尼, 胡內多阿拉縣, 羅馬尼亞
Vietnamese:
Petrosani, Hạt Hunedoara, România


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Paenanthracotherium bergeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Paenanthracotherium : Paenanthracotherium bergeri33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro%C8%99ani
Wikidata ID:Q746041
GeoNames ID:8334898

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