Caraș-Severin County

Caraş-Severin (IPA: ['ka.raʃ se.ve.'rin]; Serbian: Караш Северин, Karaš Severin, Croatian: Karaš-Severin; Hungarian: Krassó-Szörény, Bulgarian: Караш-Северин, Karash-Severin) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in historical region Banat. The capital of Caraş-Severin County is Reşiţa.

Caraş-Severin
County (Judeţ)
Coat of arms of Caraş-Severin
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 45.1274°N 22.0345°E / 45.1274; 22.0345
CountryRomania
Development region1Vest
Historic regionmostly Banat, few villages in Transylvania
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)Reşiţa
Government
 • TypeCounty Board
 • President of the County BoardIosif Secăşan
 • Prefect2Ioan Anton Paulescu
Area
 • Total8,514 km2 (3,287 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total333,219
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
32wxyz3
Area code+40 x554
Car PlatesCS5
GDPUS$ 2.73 billion (2008)
GDP/capitaUS$ 8,205 (2008)
WebsiteCounty Board
County Prefecture

Demographics

In 2002, about 332,000 people lived in Caraş-Severin County.

Year County population[1]
1948 302,254
1956 327,787
1966 358,726
1977 385,577
1992 376,347
2002 333,219

Geography

Caraş-Severin County has an area of 8,514 km². It is the third biggest county in Romania, after Timiş and Suceava counties. The Danube enters Romania in Caraş-Severin County.

Divisions

Caraş-Severin County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns, and 69 communes.

Municipalities

Towns
  • Anina
  • Băile Herculane
  • Bocşa
  • Moldova Nouă
  • Oraviţa
  • Oţelu Roşu

Communes
  • Armeniş
  • Bănia
  • Băuţar
  • Berlişte
  • Berzasca
  • Berzovia
  • Bolvaşniţa
  • Bozovici
  • Brebu
  • Brebu Nou
  • Buchin
  • Bucoşniţa
  • Caraşova
  • Cărbunari
  • Ciclova Română
  • Ciuchici
  • Ciudanoviţa
  • Constantin Daicoviciu
  • Copăcele
  • Cornea
  • Cornereva
  • Coronini
  • Dalboşeţ
  • Doclin
  • Dognecea
  • Domaşnea
  • Eftimie Murgu
  • Ezeriş
  • Fârliug
  • Forotic
  • Gârnic
  • Glimboca
  • Goruia
  • Grădinari
  • Iablaniţa
  • Lăpuşnicel
  • Lăpuşnicu Mare
  • Luncaviţa
  • Lupac
  • Marga
  • Măureni
  • Mehadia
  • Mehadica
  • Naidăş
  • Obreja
  • Ocna de Fier
  • Păltiniş
  • Pojejena
  • Prigor
  • Răcăşdia
  • Ramna
  • Rusca Montană
  • Sacu
  • Sasca Montană
  • Sicheviţa
  • Slatina-Timiş
  • Socol
  • Şopotu Nou
  • Târnova
  • Teregova
  • Ticvaniu Mare
  • Topleţ
  • Turnu Ruieni
  • Văliug
  • Vărădia
  • Vermeş
  • Vrani
  • Zăvoi
  • Zorlenţu Mare

Villages
  • Agadici
  • Mal

References
  1. National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002" Archived 2006-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
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