Lupac (

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: ''Lupac''; Croatian: ''Lupak''; ) 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 ...

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. It is composed of four villages: Clocotici (''Klokotič''; ''Krassócsörgő''), Lupac, Rafnic (''Ravnik''; ''Kengyeltó''), and Vodnic (''Vodnik''; ''Vizes'').

Geography

The commune is situated in the foothills of the

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, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river

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. It located in the central part of the county, southwest 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 ...

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the population of Lupac numbered 3,023 people and was mostly made up of

Krashovani The Krashovani (, ) are a Croat community inhabiting Carașova and Lupac in the Caraș-Severin County within Romanian Banat. They are Catholic by faith and speak a Torlakian dialect. Names In Romanian, they are commonly known as ''Carașove ...

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(93.38%), with a minority of

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, ...

(5.32%); most of the inhabitants of the commune (95.33%) were

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 2,677; of those, 86.59% were Croats, 7.28% Romanians, and 1.08%

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. At the 2021 census, the commune had 2,423 inhabitants, of which 86.22% were Croats, 7.92% Romanians, and 1.24% Roma.

Languages

The commune is officially bilingual, with both

and Croatian being used as working languages on public signage and in administration, education and justice (''see

Croats of Romania The Krashovani (, ) are a Croat community inhabiting Carașova and Lupac in the Caraș-Severin County within Romanian Banat. They are Catholic by faith and speak a Torlakian dialect. Names In Romanian, they are commonly known as ''Carașove ...

'').

Sports

AFC Voința Lupac Asociația Fotbal Club Voința Lupac, also known as Voința Lupac, was a Romanian football club based in Lupac, Caraș-Severin County, which last played in Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system, following its promotion ...

is a

football club In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...

based in the commune, currently playing in

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

, the third tier of the

Romanian football league system The Romanian football league system, also known as the football pyramid, refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. The first three leagues ar ...

References

Communes in Caraș-Severin County Localities in Romanian Banat {{CaraşSeverin-geo-stub