Jiu Valley Association

On June 23rd-24th, 2004, the Marble Hall of the Petrosani City Hall hosted the Conference on JIU VALLEY REGION – Challenges in Local Development, event organized by the Jiu Valley Association in cooperation with the World Bank, under the patronage of the Romanian Government.

During this event, the outputs of the Jiu Valley Community Social and Economic Competitiveness Analysis (carried out during the previous year) were presented.

The statistical data of both of the analysis’ components (households and commercial companies level) is available in the Statistics section.

Due to initial lack of required cvorum, the General Assembley of Jiu Valley Association Members was rescheduled for May 4th, 13.00 o'clock; the meeting took place at the Library of the University of Petrosani. More information in the Press Release following this meeting.

Recently, Petrosani-based Centrul de Calcul Info 98 became Microsoft partner, after developing a software named "Termoprest", aimed for thermal energy supply companies. “Microsoft policy is to find partners all over the world. The selection of soft companies Microsoft partners is very rigorous because the respective company must meet certain criteria, but once accepted, the benefits justify the efforts”, said Lucian Lupu, manager of Petrosani Centrul de Calcul INFO 98. Centru de Calcul INFO 98 is the first company in Jiu Valley to become Microsoft partner.

We invite you to take a look upon a brief cutural inventory of Jiu Valley (in Romanian). You can read it here

Localized south of Hunedoara and more generaly in south-western Transilvania, the Jiu Valley is situated at 45°25' northern latitude and 23°22' east longitude. Jiu Valley serves as a key gateway to Retezat National Park and various ranges (Parang, Retezat, Vâlcan) within the surrounding Carpathian Mountains.

Valea Jiului embraces the two Jiu rivers (East and West), and gathers several coal mining centers: Lonea, Petrila, Petrosani, Aninoasa, Vulcan, Lupeni, Uricani.

Founded in the 17th century, Petrosani is the principal city and cultural centre for the upper Jiu Valley coalfield. It has a theatre and a museum of mining.

The city 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 high-grade bitumiaous coal annually.

Petrosani manufactures coal by-products and is the site of a state mining institute.

Jules Verne, the fiction writer, wrote about Petrosani and its environs in his Book ‘Le château des Carpates’, after his visit to Romania in 1892. Highways and a railway connection extend through Petrosani.