Oravița (; hu, Oravicabánya; german: Orawitz; cs, Oravice; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Oravica, separator=/, Оравица) is a town in the

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region of

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, in

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, with a population of 11,382 in 2011. Its theater is a fully functional scaled down version of the old

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. 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'').

Etymology

The name of the town is derived from the Slavic word '' orah(ov)'', meaning "(of)

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" with suffix ''-ița''.

Villages

Agadici

The history of Agadici can be traced back to at least the 17th century, when records noted a population of "800 souls". Today, there are fewer than 200 people living in Agadici. Agadici is a word derived from Turkish: ''

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'' meaning 'colonel' and ''dici'' meaning 'daughter'. Therefore, ''Agadici'' means "daughter of the colonel". The town was supposedly named after a colonel's daughter when the

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occupied the land that is now the

(''see the

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'').

Ciclova Montană

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"Berea Ciclova, un brand extrem de puternic care a murit subit"
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'', June 24, 2013

Natives

Florin Bătrânu Florin Ionel Cornelaș Bătrînu (born 19 March 1971), known as Florin Bătrînu, is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. In his almost 20 years of career Bătrînu played for teams such as: CFR Tim ...

Cristian Boldea Cristian Nicolae Boldea (born 12 December 1985) is a retired Romanian professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. Club career Boldea made his Liga I debut playing for ACS Poli Timișoara on 19 July 2013 in a match against Dinamo Buc ...

Radu Pavel Gheo Radu Pavel Gheo (; born Pavel Gheorghiță Radu on October 3, 1969) is a Romanian fiction writer and essayist. Gheo is a member of PEN Club from Romania (since 2005) and of the Romanian Writers' Union (since 2003). Biography Gheo was born in Or ...

Adolf Humborg Adolf Humborg (January 18, 1847 Oraviţa - April 14, 1921 Munich) was an Austrian painter. Humborg studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Art Academy in Vienna between 1867 and 1872. He then completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, ...

* Kálmán Kerpely *

András Lévai András Lévai (22 December 1908 - 23 April 2003) was a Hungarian scientist in the field of electrical engineering, professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Biography He was born in 1908 in Oravița, Romania. He graduated f ...

Simeon Mangiuca Simeon Mangiuca (September 2, 1831 – ) was an Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian folklorist. Born in Broșteni, Caraș-Severin County, in the Banat region, his father Ioachim was a Romanian Orthodox priest; his mother Calina (''née'' Bercean ...

Kálmán Mihalik Kálmán Mihalik (21 February 1896 – 6 September 1922) was a Hungarian physician and composer, best known for setting the music of the Székely Himnusz. Early life and studies Mihalik was born in Oravicabánya (now Oravița) to a Székely wo ...

Climate

Oravița has a

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(''Cfb'' in the

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Anina–Oravița railway

The rail line from Anina to Oravița was the first

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and today's Romania. Opened in 1863, it is still in use today for touristic purposes, and it is one of the most beautiful railways in Europe due to very picturesque landscapes, viaducts, and long tunnels.

References

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