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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = commune
|county             = Hunedoara
|name               = Bănița
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       = ROU HD Banita CoA.jpg
|image_skyline      = Turn de cetate (ruine).JPG
|image_caption      = Ruins of the Crivadia Tower
|image_location     =
|image_map          = Banita jud Hunedoara.png
|map_caption        = Location in Hunedoara County
|leader_name        = Petru-Dorin Marc
|leader_party       = PRO
|leader_term        = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates        = {{coord|45|27|N|23|16|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation          = 731
|elevation_min      =
|elevation_max      =
|area_total         = 78.61
|area_footnotes     =
|population_as_of   =
|population_total   = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code        = 337065
|area_code          = (+40) 02 54
|website            = {{URL|https://banita.ro/}}
}}
'''Bănița''' ({{langx|hu|Banica}}, {{langx|de|Bansdorf}}) is a [[Commune in Romania|commune]] in [[Hunedoara County]], [[Transylvania]], [[Romania]]. It is composed of three villages: Bănița, Crivadia (''Krivádia''), and Merișor (''Merisor'').
The [[Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park]] is partly located on the territory of the commune.
==Natives==
* [[Zoltán Kemény]] (1907–1965), sculptor
==See also==
*[[Crivadiatherium]]
*[[Dacian fortress of Bănița]]
*[[Merișor derailment]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://jiuvalley.org/new-home/cities/banita/ Jiu Valley Portal] &ndash; the regional portal host of the official Jiu Valley websites
{{Hunedoara County}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banita}}
[[Category:Communes in Hunedoara County]]
[[Category:Localities in Transylvania]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Romania]]
{{Hunedoara-geo-stub}}