Eșelnița (Hungarian: Jeselnica) is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Romania.

It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat.

At the 2011 census, 74% of inhabitants were Romanians, 23.4% Roma and 2% Czechs.

The commune has borne a number of similar names: Jeselnița (1925-1932), Ieșelnița (1932-1950), Eselnița (1950-1956), Ieșelnița (1956-1996) and Eșelnița (since 1996).

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