Resita

Resita is a city in western Romania and capital of Caras-Severin County, in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps. An important iron and steel center, Resita is the site of blast furnaces[?], iron foundries, and plants producing electrical appliances, chemicals, machinery, and metals. A mining center in Roman times, the present-day city was founded in the 18th century when a foundry was established here. Population (2000) 94.580.