Oțelu Roșu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Nándorhegy, Ferdinandsberg, Oțelul Roșu, Oţelu Roşu, Ferdinand
town in Caraș-Severin County, Romania
Key facts
- Country
- Romania
- County
- Caraș-Severin
- Mayor 2024 2028
- Luca Mălăiescu ( PSD )
- Area
- 63.82 km (24.64 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 268 m (879 ft)
- Population 2021 12 01
- 8,497
- Density
- 133.1/km (344.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+03:00 ( EEST )
- Area code
- (+40) 02 55
- Vehicle reg
- CS
- Website
- otelu-rosu .ro
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Oțelu Roșu ( Romanian pronunciation: [oˌt͡selu ˈroʃu], lit. (the) “Red Steel”; formerly Ferdinand; Hungarian: Nándorhegy; German: Ferdinandsberg) is a town in northeastern Caraș-Severin County, Romania, in the Bistra Valley. It is situated on the national road 68, between Caransebeș (21 km away) and Hațeg. The town administers two villages, Cireșa (Bisztracseres) and Mal (Mál). It is situated in the historical region of Banat.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oțelu Roșu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.