Oravița
Oravița | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Caraș-Severin County | |
Oravița Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°2′25″N 21°41′7″E / 45.04028°N 21.68528°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Caraș-Severin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Dumitru Ursu (PSD) |
Area | 162.64 km2 (62.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 9,346 |
| • Density | 57.46/km2 (148.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 325600 |
| Vehicle reg. | CS |
| Website | www |
Oravița (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈravit͡sa]; Hungarian: Oravicabánya; German: Orawitz; Czech: Oravice; Serbo-Croatian: Oravica/Оравица) is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 9,346 in 2021. Its theater is a fully functional scaled down version of the old Burgtheater in Vienna.
Six villages are administered by the town: Agadici (Agadics; Agaditsch), Brădișoru de Jos (until 1960 Maidan; Majdán), Broșteni (Brostyán), Ciclova Montană (Csiklóbánya; Montan-Tschiklowa), Marila (Marillavölgy; Marillathal) and Răchitova (Rakitova).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1930 | 9,585 | — |
| 1948 | 6,974 | −27.2% |
| 1956 | 8,175 | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 9,912 | +21.2% |
| 1977 | 14,987 | +51.2% |
| 1992 | 15,293 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 15,222 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 10,225 | −32.8% |
| 2021 | 9,346 | −8.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||