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
View of Bozovici
View of Bozovici
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Bozovici is located in Romania
Bozovici
Bozovici
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°56′N 22°0′E / 44.933°N 22.000°E / 44.933; 22.000
CountryRomania
CountyCaraș-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
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
327040
Area code+40 x55
Vehicle reg.CS
Websitewww.primariabozovici.ro

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
 
Church in Prilipeț
 
Main square and hotel in Bozovici, c. 1900
 
The Bigăr Waterfall