Moldova Nouă

Moldova Nouă
Town
Moldova Nouă as seen from Serbia, across the Danube
Coat of arms
Location of Moldova Nouă
Coordinates: 44°43′4″N 21°39′50″E / 44.71778°N 21.66389°ECoordinates: 44°43′4″N 21°39′50″E / 44.71778°N 21.66389°E
Country	Romania
County	Caraș-Severin County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Ion Chisalita (Democratic Liberal Party)
Area
• Total	145.84 km^2 (56.31 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
• Total	13,917
• Density	97/km^2 (250/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: Măcești, Moldova Veche and Moldovița.

At the 2011 census, 81.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 12.8% Serbs, 3.2% Roma, 1.3% Hungarians and 0.8% Czechs. At the 2002 census, 88.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 4.5% Baptist, 4% Roman Catholic and 2% Pentecostal.

In Romanian	In Hungarian	In Serbian
Moldova Nouă	Újmoldova	Нова Молдава
Măcești	Macsevics	Мачевић
Moldova Veche	Ómoldova	Стара Молдава
Moldovița	Kiskárolyfalva	Молдавица

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1956	3,582	—
1966	6,192	+72.9%
1977	15,973	+158.0%
1992	16,874	+5.6%
2002	15,112	−10.4%
2011	11,349	−24.9%
Source: Census data

Natives

• Emilijan Josimović, Serbian urbanist
• Iasmin Latovlevici, Romanian footballer
• Mihăiță Pleșan, Romanian footballer
• Clara Vădineanu, Romanian handballer

References

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