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Petroșani (Romanian pronunciation: [petroˈʃanʲ]; Hungarian: Petrozsény; German: Petroschen) is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 31,044 as of 2021. The city has been associated with mining since the 19th century.
Petrozsény Offensive. The Petrozsény Offensive was the opening action of the south-western front of the 1916 Battle of Transylvania, during World War I. The Transylvanian coal-mining center of Petrozsény ( Petroșani) was occupied by the Romanian Army on 29 August, two days after the Kingdom of Romania declared war on Austria-Hungary .
This was a German attack which drove off the Romanian forces from the Transylvanian coal mining center of Petrozsény (the present-day city of Petroșani in Hunedoara County, Romania). Although a Romanian counterattack a few days later undid most of their gains, the main strategic objective of the Central Powers had been nevertheless achieved.
Hundreds of prisoners. 80 German prisoners killed. 7 machine-guns captured. The Second Battle of Petrozsény was a World War I military engagement between Romanian forces on one side and Central Powers forces (Austria-Hungary and Germany) on the other side. It was part of the wider Battle of Transylvania and resulted in a Romanian victory.
The Third Battle of Petrozsény was a World War I military engagement between Romanian forces on one side and Central Powers forces (Austria-Hungary and Germany) on the other side. It was part of the wider Battle of Transylvania and the last engagement in the area around Petrozsény. The battle resulted in a Central Powers victory.
200,000 civilians internally displaced. The Battle of Transylvania was the first major operation of Romania during World War I, beginning on 27 August 1916. It started as an attempt by the Romanian Army to seize Transylvania, and potentially knock Austria-Hungary out of the war.
The Battle of Petrozsény or Battle of Petroșani may refer to any of the following battles between Austro-Hungarian and German forces against Romanian ones during World War I: First Battle of Petrozsény, 17–22 September 1916. Second Battle of Petrozsény, 25–28 September 1916. Third Battle of Petrozsény, 30 September–5 October 1916 ...
The Petroșani Mining Museum (Romanian: Muzeul Mineritului Petroșani) is a museum centered on coal mining and located in the Jiu Valley city of Petroșani, Hunedoara County, Romania. The museum was founded in 1961 and initially located in a house at 1 Ion Creangă Street, on land now occupied by the Central Park.