Moldova Nouă

Moldova Nouă
—  Town  —
Coat of arms
Location of Moldova Nouă
Coordinates: 44°43′4″N 21°39′50″E / 44.71778°N 21.66389°E / 44.71778; 21.66389Coordinates: 44°43′4″N 21°39′50″E / 44.71778°N 21.66389°E / 44.71778; 21.66389
Country	Romania
County	Caraş-Severin County
Status	Town
Government
– Mayor	Ion Chisalita (Democratic Liberal Party)
Area
– Total	144 km2 (55.6 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
– Total	13,917
– Density	97/km2 (251.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Moldova Nouă (Romanian pronunciation: [molˌdova ˈnowə]; Hungarian: Újmoldova; German: Neumoldowa; Czech: Nová Moldava or Bošňák; Serbian: Нова Молдава) is a town in southwestern Romania in Caraş-Severin County (the historical region of Banat), in an area known as Clisura Dunării. It is located on the shores of the river Danube. In 2002, Moldova Nouă had a population of 13,917. The town administers three villages: Măceşti (Macsevics; Мачевић), Moldova Veche (Ómoldova) and Moldoviţa (Kiskárolyfalva).

At the 2002 census, 80.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 13.9% Serbs, 2% Roma, 1.8% Hungarians and 1% Czechs. 88.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 4.5% Baptist, 4% Roman Catholic and 2% Pentecostal.

Natives

• Clara Vădineanu

References

1. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=1832&judet_id=1909&localitate_id=1915