Bozovici (; ; ) is a commune in

Caraș-Severin County Caraș-Severin () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia. The majority of its territory lies within the historical region of Banat, with a few northeastern villages considered part of Transylvania. The county seat is Reșița ...

, western

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. It is composed of four villages: Bozovici, Poneasca (''Ponyászkatelep''), Prilipeț (''Prilipec''), and Valea Minișului (''Ménesvölgy''). The commune is located in the south-central part of the county, southeast of the town of

Anina Anina (; German: ''Steierdorf''; Hungarian: ''Stájerlakanina'') is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 5,521 in 2021. The town administers one village, Steierdorf (German: ''Steierdorf'', Hunga ...

, and from the county seat,

Reșița Reșița (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had a population of 58,393 in 2021. It administers six villages: Câlnic (''Kölnök''), Cuptoare (''Kupt ...

. It lies on the banks of the river Nera; the river Miniș discharges into the Nera in Valea Minișului village. Izvorul Bigăr (or, the Bigăr Waterfall) is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

situated on the administrative territory of Bozovici, in the

Nera Gorge-Beușnița National Park The Nera Gorge-Beușnița National Park () (national park category II IUCN) is a protected area situated in Romania, in Caraș-Severin County. Location The Natural Park is located at the south-west limit of the country, in the south of the (a ...

. Also located on the territory of the commune is the Bozovici coal mine. This is an

underground mining Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a la ...

exploitation, one of the largest of its kind in Romania. At the 2021 census, Bozovici had a population of 2,506; of those, 86.31% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

and 5.47%

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

Natives

* (1817-1876), major general in the Austrian army born in Bozovici * Nicolae Osmochescu, born in 1944 in Șumița, Bozovici; legal scholar, former judge and politician in the Republic of Moldova * Sebastian Velcotă (born 1998), professional footballer

References

{{Caraş-Severin County Communes in Caraș-Severin County Localities in Romanian Banat Mining communities in Romania