Mehadia

Mehadia
Commune
Baths of Mehadia, 1842
Location in Caraș-Severin County
Mehadia Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°54′N 22°22′E
Country	Romania
County	Caraș-Severin
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Grigore Petru Bardac (PSD)
Area	179.4 km2 (69.3 sq mi)
Elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	3,512
• Density	19.58/km2 (50.70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	327270
Area code	(+40) 02 55
Vehicle reg.	CS
Website	primariamehadia.ro

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Mehadia (Hungarian: Mehádia; German: Mehadia; Turkish: Mehadiye) is a small market town and commune in Caraș-Severin County, Banat, Romania. It lies on the European route E70, in the Cerna River valley. The town is located on the site of the ancient Roman colony Ad Mediam and was noted for its Hercules baths. It had a population of 2,492 in 1900, 4,128 in 2011, and 3,512 in 2021. Fluctuations in populations are partly due to major flooding, to which the area is prone. The 1838 floods destroyed some 2,000 houses in the valley and the 1841 floods in Mehadia were also devastating. It experienced major flooding in May 2005 and September 2014.

The commune is composed of four villages: Globurău (Golbor), Mehadia, Plugova (Ekés), and Valea Bolvașnița (Bolvásvölgy).

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1880	2,097	—
1890	2,480	+18.3%
1900	2,492	+0.5%
1910	2,504	+0.5%
1930	2,162	−13.7%
1941	2,346	+8.5%
1977	1,968	−16.1%
1992	2,834	+44.0%
2002	4,474	+57.9%
2011	4,128	−7.7%
2021	3,512	−14.9%
Source: Census data