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Oravița

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Oravița

Total population

12,355

Founded

1230

Elevation253 m
Land area168.9 km²
Coordinates45.04°, 21.69°

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City facts

Founded
1230
Elevation
253 m
Area
168.9 km²
head of government
Dumitru Ursu
Official website
www.oravita.ro

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oravița is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 9,346 in 2021. Its theater is a fully functional scaled down version of the old Burgtheater in Vienna.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.0381
Longitude
21.6861
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,476
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    213
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    201
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    196
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    99
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    88
  • Carolina poplar
    Populus ×canadensis Moench · Magnoliopsida
    75
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
    Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    65
  • Black Mulberry
    Morus nigra L. · Magnoliopsida
    50

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
22
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2002-05-24

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,347

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
328
Avg daily Wikipedia views
11
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API