Oravița

Also known as Oraviţa, Oravicabánya, Orawitz, Deutsch-Orawitz, Oravice

Oravița (; ; ; ; ) 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.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Caraș-Severin
Romanian subdivision.official_name: Oravița
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU CS Oravita CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Oravita jud Caras-Severin.svg
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Caraș-Severin County
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Mâța Neagră (2).JPG
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Dumitru Ursu
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Romanian subdivision.elevation

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Contents

Etymology
Villages
Agadici
Ciclova Montană
Natives
Climate
Anina–Oravița railway
References

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).