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The Jiu Valley (Romanian: Valea Jiului pronounced [ˈvale̯a ˈʒi.uluj], Hungarian: Zsil-völgy) is a region in southwestern Transylvania, Romania, in Hunedoara county, situated in a valley of the Jiu River between the Retezat Mountains and the Parâng Mountains. The region was heavily industrialised and the main activity was coal mining, but ...
Socialist Republic ofRomania. The Jiu Valley miners' strike of 1977 was the largest protest movement against the Communist regime in Romania before its final days. [1] It took place 1–3 August 1977 and was centered in the coal mining town of Lupeni, in Transylvania 's Jiu Valley.
Area. 11,127 hectares (27,500 acres) Established. 2005. Website. www.defileuljiului.ro. Jiu Valley (3D map) The Defileul Jiului National Park (Romanian: Parcul Național Defileul Jiului) is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania on the administrative territory of counties Gorj (92%) and Hunedoara (8%). [2]
Aninoasa (Hungarian: Aninósza or Aninószabányatelep) is a town in Hunedoara County in the Transylvania region of Romania. The town is located in the Jiu Valley, which is a coal basin, and many of the towns residents are coal miners. Aninoasa administers one village, Iscroni (Alsóbarbatyeniszkrony). It officially became a town in 1989, as a ...
The Union League leadership claims to speak for all the miners of the Jiu Valley mines in most matters. As such they represent the miners in collective bargaining with the government and when calling for action by the miners (e.g., a strike). While their decisions are considered binding upon their members, there are examples of actions not ...
The Jiul de Vest ("Western Jiu", previously also known as Jiul Românesc) is a headwater of the river Jiu in Romania. [ 1][ 2] At its confluence with the Jiul de Est in Iscroni, the Jiu is formed. [ 3] Its length is 54 km (34 mi) and its basin size is 496 km 2 (192 sq mi). [ 2] The upper course of the river is also known locally as Câmpușelu .
South Carolina bans all media interviews with incarcerated people, a policy the state's ACLU chapter says is the most restrictive in the country and infringes on its First Amendment rights.
In several instances, the Romanian government violently repressed strikes and riots, notably the 1929 miners' strike in Valea Jiului and the strike in the Grivița railroad workshops. In the mid-1930s, the Romanian economy recovered and the industry grew significantly, although about 80% of Romanians were still employed in agriculture .