Editing Reșița (section)

==History==

Historically, the town has its origins in the 15th century under the name of ''Rechyoka'' and ''Rechycha''. Archaeological research found traces of habitation going back to the [[Neolithic]], [[Dacia]]n and [[Roman Empire|Roman]] eras. It was mentioned in 1673 under the name of ''Reszinitza'', whose citizens paid taxes to [[Timișoara]], and by the years 1690–1700, it was mentioned as being part of the District of Bocșa together with other towns in the [[Bârzava (Timiș)|Bârzava]] Valley. The town was referenced to in the conscription acts of 1717 under the name of ''Retziza''. On 3 July 1771, it became an important metal-manufacturing center in the region. The foundation of the industrial Reșița was laid with the establishment of factories near the villages of ''Reșița Română'' (''Reschiza Kamerală'' or ''Oláh Resitza'') and ''Reșița Montană'' (''Eisenwerk Reschitza'', ''Német(h) Reschitza'' or ''Resiczbánya''). Reșița Montană was at first inhabited by Romanians, {{Dubious|date=April 2013}} {{Quotation needed|date=April 2013}} and later, in 1776, 70 German families settled there. Between 1880 and 1941, Germans were the dominant population in the city, with as many as 12,096 residing there in 1941, as opposed to 9,453 Romanians, and 1,861 Hungarians living there in that year. Between 1910 and 1925, Reșița had the status of a rural area, and in 1925, it was declared a town thanks to its development into a powerful industrial location in modern Romania. In 1968, it became a municipality.

After the [[Romanian Revolution]] of 1989, Reșița lost most of its importance and its economy faced a drawback, along with the [[Economy of Romania|Romanian economy]]. The population also suffered a decrease, dropping from 110,000 in 1989 to 86,000 in 2006. After the fall of [[Communist Romania|communism]], the [[Reșița Steelworks]] (''Combinatul Siderurgic Reșița'', CSR) was bought by an American investor who brought the factory just one step away from bankruptcy. Today the steelworks are run by TMK Europe GmbH, a German subsidiary of [[OAO TMK]], Moscow, which has projects of modernization for the CSR.