Buziaș

Thanks to its healing springs, it was once one of the most famous bathing places in Hungary and then in Romania; it has appeared in several international catalogs and has often been referred to as the “Pearl of Banat” or the “Bad Nauheim of Banat”.

Called Ahibis by the Romans, Buziaș was first mentioned by Charles I of Hungary in a document from 1321. Until the early 19th century, it was an insignificant village away from the main routes. It owes its reputation to the healing effects of local mineral springs, which were first analyzed in 1811. In 1911 it was officially declared a spa resort of national interest.

Buziaș is located in western Romania, about 35 km (22 mi) from Timișoara and 25 km (16 mi) from Lugoj, being connected to both by county road DJ592 and the Timișoara–Buziaș–Lugoj railway. The town lies on the upper terrace of the Timiș River, at the contact between the Eastern Banat Plain and the Banat Hills. Buziaș has an area of 104 km² (40 sq mi) and borders Racovița to the north, Darova and Boldur to the east, Chevereșu Mare and Nițchidorf to the west, and Caraș-Severin County to the south.