Petrosani

(also Petroşeni), a city in central Rumania, in Hunedoara District. Population, 39,700 (1970). Center of the cluster of mining cities and settlements in the Petroşani coal basin in the Jiu River valley; these settlements have a total population of 141,700. Petroşani’s industries include sawmilling, the manufacture of construction materials and mining equipment, and food processing. The city also has a mining institute and a state theater.