Simeria (; german: Fischdorf; hu, Piski) is a town in

Hunedoara County Hunedoara County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian, it is known as , in German as , and in Slovak as ...

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, and an important

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junction with

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. Six villages are administered by the town: Bârcea Mare (''Nagybarcsa''), Cărpiniș (''Gyertyános''), Simeria Veche (''Ópiski''), Sântandrei (''Szentandrás''), Șăulești (''Sárfalva'') and Uroi (''Arany'').

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Towns in Romania Populated places in Hunedoara County Localities in Transylvania {{Hunedoara-geo-stub