Bozovici ( hu, Bozovics; german: Bosowitsch; cs, Božoviče) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

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

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

with a population of 2,924 people. 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 10,886 in 2000. The town administers one village, Steierdorf (German: ''Steierdorf'', Hung ...

, and from the county seat,

Reșița Reșița (; german: link=no, Reschitz; hu, Resicabánya; hr, Ričica; cz, Rešice; sr, Решица/Rešica; tr, Reşçe) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had ...

. It lies on the banks of the river

Nera Nera may refer to: People * Nera Smajic (born 1984), Bosnian-born Swedish footballer * Nera Stipičević (born 1983), Croatian actress * Nera White (1935–2016), American basketball player * André António Ribeiro Novais (born 1988), Portugue ...

; the river Miniș discharges into the Nera in Valea Minișului village.

Izvorul Bigăr Bigăr ( eng, Bigăr Spring, but more commonly known as Bigăr Waterfall) is a protected area (nature reserve IUCN category IV) situated in the administrative territory of Bozovici, in Caraș-Severin County in southwestern Romania. On 7 June 2021, ...

(or, the Bigăr Waterfall) is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

situated on the administrative territory of Bozovici, in the

Nera Gorge-Beușnița National Park The Nera Gorge-Beușnița National Park ( ro, Parcul Național Cheile Nerei-Beușnița) (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 li ...

. Also located on the territory of the commune is the

Bozovici coal mine Bozovici Coal Mine is an underground mining exploitation, one of the largest in Romania located in Bozovici in the south-western part of Caraș-Severin County. The legal entity managing the Bozovici mine is the National Hard Coal Company which was ...

. This is an

underground mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...

exploitation, one of the largest of its kind in Romania.

Natives

Nicolae Osmochescu Nicolae Osmochescu (born 12 November 1944) is a professor of international law at Moldova State University. Biography Nicolae Osmochescu was born on November 12, 1944. He was educated at the Moldova State University in the Department of Interna ...

Sebastian Velcotă Sebastian Darius Velcotă (born 20 March 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club CSM Reșița. Honours ;ACS Poli Timișoara *Liga II: 2014–15 ;CSM Reșița *Liga III: 2018–19, 2021–22, 20 ...

References

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