Terra Banatica

About Terra Banatica

This is the Latin name for Banat, a region known both historically and culturally in Romania. Historical Banat, or the “land between rivers,” is bounded by the Mureș to the north, the Tisa to the west, the Danube to the south, and the Cerna river and Godeanu and Țarcu mountains to the east, closing at the Iron Gates of Transylvania. Romanian Banat mostly coincides with Caraș-Severin, Timiș, and Arad counties.

Via Transilvanica crosses Mountainous Banat, entering Caraș-Severin through the Iron Gates of Transylvania. The trail passes through the Gugulan lands, forests, rivers, and moss-covered mountain streams, an electrifying experience.

Caraș-Severin is home to 15 ethnic minorities (Hungarians, Germans, Croats, Serbs, Roma, Czechs, Slovaks, Ukrainians, Russian Lipovans, Turks, Bulgarians, Jews, Poles, and Italians), an example of peaceful coexistence and preservation of languages and customs of each community.