Caraş-Severin County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Caraş-Severin
County (Judeţ)
Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Development region1	Vest
Historic region	mostly Banat, few villages in Transylvania
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Reşiţa
Government
• Type	County Board
Area
• Total	8,514 km2 (3,287 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	333,219
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	32wxyz3
Area code(s)	+40 x554
Car Plates	CS5
GDP	US$ 2.73 billion (2008)
GDP/capita	US$ 8,205 (2008)
Website	County Board County Prefecture

Caraş-Severin ( Serbian: Караш Северин, Karaš Severin, Croatian: Karaš-Severin; Hungarian: Krassó-Szörény, Bulgarian: Караш-Северин, Karash-Severin) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in historical region Banat. The capital of Caraş-Severin County is Reşiţa.

Demographics

In 2002, about 332,000 people lived in Caraş-Severin County.

Geography

Caraş-Severin County has an area of 8,514 km². It is the third biggest county in Romania, after Timiş and Suceava counties. The Danube enters Romania in Caraş-Severin County.

Divisions

Caraş-Severin County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns, and 69 communes.

Municipalities

• Reşiţa
• Caransebeş

Towns

• Anina
• Băile Herculane
• Bocşa
• Moldova Nouă
• Oraviţa
• Oţelu Roşu

Communes

Villages

• Agadici
• Mal

Images for kids

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  Reșița (German: Reschitz)

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  Caransebeș (German: Karansebesch)

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  Băile Herculane (German: Herkulesbad)

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  Bocșa (German: Deutsch-Bokschan/Neuwerk)

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Caraș-Severin para niños