Bănița (, ) is a
commune in
Hunedoara County
Hunedoara County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva, Romania, Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as , ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It is composed of three villages: Bănița, Crivadia (''Krivádia''), and Merișor (''Merisor'').
The
Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park
The Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park () is a protected area ( natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in Hunedoara County.
Location
The Natural Park is located in the Șureanu Mountains (Southern Carpathians), in the ce ...
is partly located on the territory of the commune.
Natives
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Zoltán Kemény
Zoltán Kemény (21 March 1907 – 14 June 1965) was a Hungarian Sculpture, sculptor.
Biography
Kemény was born in Bănița, Austria-Hungary (present-day Romania). He was the only Hungarians, Hungarian to win a prize at the Venice Biennale. He ...
(1907–1965), sculptor
See also
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Crivadiatherium
''Crivadiatherium'' is an extinct genus of Palaeoamasiidae, which fossil remains—teeth and mandible fragments—have been discovered in the Crivadia site in the Hațeg depression, Romania. The age of the Crivadia site is not clear, but seem ...
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Dacian fortress of Bănița
Dacian fortress of Bănița is one of the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains, in Romania. Together with the other Dacian fortresses in the area, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
Gallery
File:Orastie Eth ...
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Merișor derailment
The Merișor derailment was a railway accident that took place on 8 April 2017 at , Bănița, Romania, on the Târgu Jiu to Simeria line, killing both crew members on board.
Background The railway line
The accident location at Merișor is situate ...
References
External links
Jiu Valley Portal– the regional portal host of the official Jiu Valley websites
Communes in Hunedoara County
Localities in Transylvania
Mining communities in Romania
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