Oravița

Oravița
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Oravița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°2′25″N 21°41′7″E / 45.04028°N 21.68528°E / 45.04028; 21.68528
CountryRomania
CountyCaraș-Severin
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Dumitru Ursu (PSD)
Area
162.64 km2 (62.80 sq mi)
Elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
9,346
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
325600
Vehicle reg.CS
Websitewww.oravita.ro

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).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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