Lupeni

Lupeni is in Hunedoara County, 20 km SW of Petroșani. Lupeni is located at an altitude of 700 m at the foothills of Vâlcan Mountains in the Petrosani Depression. It is crossed by Western Jiu River.
The settlement was founded in 1770 by the establishing in these places of people who came from the Valea Lupului village. These people were called lupeni. Lupeni was declared a city in 1960. During the communist era, one of the major protests against the regime took place here. On 2 August 1977, the miners protested against economic and political abuse they endured for years. The revolt was quickly and brutally ended by the communist authorities, many of the participants being imprisoned and persecuted.
Lupeni is the starting point for any tourist who wants to get on the ski slopes of Straja.

By car

Lupeni is on road DN 66A, a ramification of the national road DN 66(E79) Petroșani - Târgu Jiu.

By train

Arrive in one of the railway stations in the Jiu Valley and go from there by car.

Ski

• Ski StrajaSki resort in the Vâlcan mountains, at an altitude of 1380-1400 m. Straja Peak has an altitude of 1445 m. Average annual temperature is of 2°C. Rainfall is between 1200mm and 1400mm per year. Prevailing winds are west. The snow is present from December to April. Straja is best known among winter sports enthusiasts here and there are six ski trails and five lifts.

• Restaurant Gloria

  phone: +40 254 561081
  address: Bd. Pacii 8

• Restaurant Montana

  phone: +40 254 562625
  address: Str. Bulevardul Păcii, nr. 41

• Pizza Planet

  phone: +40 254 563070
  address: Str. Tudor Vladimirescu Bl.E1

• Restaurant Valahia

  phone: +40 769 299300

• Cabana Montana

  phone: +40 722 780615
  address: Straja

• Cabana Claudiu

  phone: +40 722 278384
  address: Straja 2/4

• Cabana Daria

  phone: +40 722 548800
  address: Straja

• Cabana Fortuna

  phone: +40 722 367996

• Complex Turistic Alessia

  phone: +40 744 602438
  address: Tusului 1

• Hostel Lupeni

  phone: +40 748 043837
  address: str. Vascozei 5/3

• Pensiunea Atlas

  address: Straja 1

• Pensiunea Pakot Elek

  address: Principala 81

• Motel Victoria

  phone: +40 723 385989
  address: Straja

• Vila Fratii Jderi

  phone: +40 721 675772
  address: Straja

• Cabana Zeni - Straja

  phone: +40 723 187108

Phone

Lupeni area code is 254 for Romtelecom and 354 for RDS. If you are calling from Romania you must dial 0254(0354) and if you are calling from abroad you must dial +40254(+40354).

• Petrosani
• Deva
• Hunedoara
• Hateg
• Retezat National Park