Râu de Mori

Râu de Mori (Hungarian: Malomvíz, German: Mühlendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Brazi (Gureny), Clopotiva (Klopotiva), Ohaba-Sibișel (Ohábasibisel), Ostrov (Nagyosztró), Ostrovel (Osztrovel), Ostrovu Mic (Kisosztró), Râu de Mori, Sibișel (Sebeshely), Suseni (Malomvízszuszény), Unciuc (Uncsukfalva), and Valea Dâljii (Vályadilsi).

CountryRomania

Area

386.12 km² (149.08 sq mi)

Elevation

506 m (1,660 ft)

Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

2,991

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Râu de Mori
Commune
Church of the Pentecost in Ostrov
Coat of arms
Location in Hunedoara County
Râu de Mori Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°30′N 22°51′E
Country	Romania
County	Hunedoara
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Flaviu Dilertea (PSD)
Area	386.12 km2 (149.08 sq mi)
Elevation	506 m (1,660 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	2,991
• Density	7.746/km2 (20.06/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	337380
Area code	+(40) 0254
Vehicle reg.	HD
Website	raudemori.ro

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The commune is situated at a mean altitude of 506 m (1,660 ft), at the foot of the Retezat Mountains. It lies on the banks of the Râul Mare and its right tributaries, the Râușor and the Sibișel. The Gura Apelor Dam forms a reservoir, from which water is piped to the Râul Mare Hydroelectric Power Station, that generates 650 GWh of electricity per year.

Râu de Mori is located at the southeastern extremity of Hunedoara County, 54 km (34 mi) south of the county seat, Deva, on the border with Caraș-Severin and Gorj counties. It is situated in the historical and ethnographical area known as Țara Hațegului, 17 km (11 mi) southeast of its hub, the town of Hațeg.

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,991; of those, 91.64% were Romanians and 1.71% Roma.^[2]