Editing Anina (section)

==Human geography==
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1956 |11837
|1966 |14063
|1977 |11478
|1992 |11329
|2002 |10594
|2011 |7485
|2021 |5521
}}

In 2002, the oldest modern human remains in [[Europe]] were discovered in a cave near Anina. Nicknamed ''"Ion din Anina"'' ([[John of Anina]]), the remains (the lower jaw) are some 40,000 years old.

The coal mining industrial heritage is significant, with Austrian industrial architecture and pits still preserved, such as the Northern Pit (Anina Pit I), Pit II, Pit IV (next to the Terezia Valley). Coal mining activities began in 1792, after the first coal outcrop was discovered by Matthew Hammer.

[[File:Anina-Oravita 03 2010.jpg|thumb|left|225px|View from Oravița &ndash; Anina [[mountain railway]] in 2010]]
The Anina-Oravița railway built in 1863 is still in use today for touristic purposes. It is one of the most beautiful railways in Europe due to very picturesque landscapes, viaducts and long tunnels. The railway preserves many aspects of the original  design and, as such, it does not comply with many [[International Union of Railways|UIC]] standards and it needs special, more powerful locomotives and shorter rail coaches to operate.