Iablanița () is a commune in

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

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. It is composed of three villages: Globu Craiovei (''Globukrajova'', formerly ''Kiskirálymező''), Iablanița, and Petnic (''Petnek''). The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, south of the city of

Caransebeș Caransebeș (; ; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a city in Caraș-Severin County, part of the Banat region in southwestern Romania. One village, Jupa (), is administered by the city. The city is located at the confluence of the Timiș River with ...

and southeast of the county seat,

Reșița Reșița (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had a population of 58,393 in 2021. It administers six villages: Câlnic (''Kölnök''), Cuptoare (''Kupt ...

. It is crossed by

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, which connects it to

Bozovici Bozovici (; ; ) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bozovici, Poneasca (''Ponyászkatelep''), Prilipeț (''Prilipec''), and Valea Minișului (''Ménesvölgy''). The commune is located in the so ...

commune, to the west, and to DN6 (part of

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), to the east. At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,281 inhabitants; of those whose ethnicity was recorded, 98.6% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

and 1.3%

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. In terms of religious affiliation, 90% were

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and 9.3%

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. At the 2021 census, Iablanița had a population of 1,880; of those, 96.17% were Romanians. Attractions include an 1836 wooden church in Globu Craiovei and the 1825 Iablanița church, both historic monuments; and a nature reserve.

Notable people

* Ana Pacatiuș (born 1939), Romanian folk singer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iablanita Communes in Caraș-Severin County Localities in Romanian Banat Place names of Slavic origin in Romania