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Town in Hunedoara, Romania
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Simeria is a town in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is a name derived from the original name of Sânmăria (Saint Mary). It has a population of 13,895 inhabitants.
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Măgura Uroiului is a Miocene age volcanic body in the form of dome. In Roman times worked a quarry from where it has been extracted large amounts of augit, andesite, used for buildings and monuments at Ulpia Traiana, Micia and other settlements in the area.
Parcul Dendrologic
Dendrological Reserve including the oldest and most valuable collection of exotic and native plants of Romania. The reserve stretches over an area of 70 hectares making it the 3rd in Europe and 11th place in the world. The park was created in 1700 around Gyulai Castle (later Oczkay Castle).
Offers its guests four matrimonial rooms and one single room. Each room has free Internet connection, satellite TV, air conditioning, value safe, minibar, bathroom with shower and tub, bidet, hair dryer.
By train
Simeria is an important railway junction with hump yard. There are train connections with Bucharest, Timisoara,Cluj-Napoca, Arad, Iasi, Constanta and even Budapest.
Simeria is a small town. You can take a walk to see the major objectives.
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