Bocșa

Bocșa (Boksánbánya; Deutsch-Bokschan, Neuwerk) is a town in Caraș-Severin County, in the Banat region of Romania, with a population of 12,949 in 2021.

The town is located in the northwestern part of the county, 21 km from the county seat, Reșița. It is traversed by the national road DN58B, which connects Reșița to Voiteg, in Timiș County.

Bocșa lies on the banks of the Bârzava River, to the west of the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, south of the Areniș Mountains, and north of the Dognecea Mountains.

Natives

 * Nicolae Bocșan (1947–2016), historian
 * Vasile Ciocoi (born 1976), footballer
 * Sorin Frunzăverde (1960–2019), politician
 * Ilona Kerekes (1926–2023), Hungarian international table tennis player
 * Constantin Lucaci (1923–2014), sculptor
 * Roco Sandu (born 1966), footballer
 * Sándor Szurmay (1860–1945), Hungarian military officer and politician

Climate
Bocșa has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).