Bozovici (Hungarian: Bozovics; German: Bosowitsch; Czech: Božoviče) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 2,924 people. It is composed of four villages: Bozovici, Poneasca (Ponyászkatelep), Prilipeț (Prilipec), and Valea Minișului (Ménesvölgy).
Bozovici | |
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 View of Bozovici | |
 Location in Caraș-Severin County | |
  Bozovici Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′N 22°0′E / 44.933°N 22.000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Caraș-Severin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Adrian-Sergiu Stoicu (PSD) |
| Area | 187.77 km2 (72.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,506 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 327040 |
| Area code | +40 x55 |
| Vehicle reg. | CS |
| Website | www |
The commune is located in the south-central part of the county, 33 km (21 mi) southeast of the town of Anina, and 72 km (45 mi) from the county seat, Reșița. It lies on the banks of the river Nera; the river Miniș discharges into the Nera in Valea Minișului village.
Izvorul Bigăr (or, the Bigăr Waterfall) is a protected area situated on the administrative territory of Bozovici, in the Nera Gorge-Beușnița National Park.
Also located on the territory of the commune is the Bozovici coal mine. This is an underground mining exploitation, one of the largest of its kind in Romania.
Natives
edit- Gideon von Krismanic (1817-1876), major general in the Austrian army born in Bozovici
- Nicolae Osmochescu, born in 1944 in Șumița, Bozovici; legal scholar, former judge and politician in the Republic of Moldova
- Sebastian Velcotă (born 1998), Romanian professional footballer
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