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Timisoara the capital of Banat.



Temeschwar in German, Hungarian Temesvár, Serbian Temišvar.

Translation "The City on the river Timis"

Timisoara is the capital of Timis in the historical region of Banat in western Romania.

The name comes from the river Timis in Latin Tibiscus. Its population was 311 000 inhabitants in 2005.
Location:

Located in the south of the Plain in the west of Romania, on the rivers Timis and Bega.

History:

First documentary in the thirteenth century.

Located in a major strategic point of view Timisoara was a city with a history.

At the time of his first documentary it was already part of Timis County, after 1030, conquered by the Kingdom of Hungary.

The King Carol Robert of Anjou went to the scene in 1307 and ordered the construction of a royal palace with the intention to move the capital of Hungary to Timisoara.

It is during the reign of Iancu of Hunedoara, the city experienced a major boom, he transforms into a military base and moved in with the family, the city remains in his possession until the late fifteenth century.

In the fifteenth century the city was the scene of the great peasant revolt led by Gheorghe Doja. The bodies of armed peasants rempoté few victories to be finally defeated by the weapon di Zapolya Ioan;
Doja, figure, was tortured and subjected to tortures.

In 1552 the Ottoman army before the quote, this is the only city in Romania which has been present from the Ottoman vilayet. The chief commander of the city, after a heroic resistance was beheaded.

. The first Ottoman dignitary who was moved to Timisoara Timisoara Kasim Pasa but will remain 200 years under the Ottoman administration, which city had the same status as Belgrade and Buda.

During this time it was used as a strategic point for the Turkish military.

It was in 1716 - that Eugene of Savoy conquered the city fell under the Austro-Hungarian occupation.
From 1920 the region joined banat Romania.

Timisoara is that the revolution against communism in 1989 is gone and the city is nomos' martyr city "
The city is distinguished by its ability to promote new inventions and to be a cosmopolitan city.

In 1718 is already documented the existence of the first beer factory in Romania.

In 1728 began work for the canalization of the river Bega in 1884 became the first city in continental Europe illumination over 700 electric lamps.

Timisoara is a city multi ethnic Romanian, German, Hungarian, Roma and Serbs, but also small communities Bulgarian, Italian and Greek

There are three theaters in Timisoara, National Theater, Theater Theater German and Hungarian
An opera, a philharmonic.

Of the great composers and musicians went to Timisoara for concerts such as Franz Liszt, Strauss's son, Brahms, Enescu and 9 February 1855 was the first of the opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.

Objectives to visit:

* The Museum of the Banat region, created in 1872 it houses archaeological and has several sections: Art Museum, Ethnography Museum of the village, violin museum, museum of technology and communications.
There is a large collection of butterflies and birds.

* Puppet theater.
* Art Gallery as "Calina Galery.

Architecture:

The center of the city and neighborhoods Iosefina Fabric and are classified as historic monuments and keeps the key of the Austrian style of the time

The center of the city is placed dabs the ancient city, with buildings and streets lined right. It is the baroque which is dominated, something that drew as early nickname Vienna.

Starting from 1904 the chief architect of the city became the young architect László Székely which establishes its taste for Art Nouveau, Secession and eclectic. To exemplify enough to watch the palaces of the Place de la Victoire, Public Bathing Neptune, Bruck Maison  Place de l'Unité.

It is also the author of the water plant and slaughterhouses.
Neighborhoods Fabric Iosefina and retain traces of craftsmen who lived there.

The Metropolitan Cathedral is an architectural style in Romania.

In other district retains influence on Serbian, German and Hungarian in the style of buildings, eg houses do not exceed two floors and painted in bright colors and decorated extensively.

Mehala the neighborhood, or Iosefina Freidorf, retain the specificity of schvabes Banat.

Between the wars the building bore the traces of French influence or style Brancoveanu.
Floral city, full of parks is nicknamed the city of roses.

Other objectives:

* The Cathedral of Timişoara (built between 1736-1774)
* Maria La Place, Le Chateau Huniade
* Public Bath Neptune
* The palace Lloyd

Personalities associated with the city of Timisoara:

* Prince Iancu de Hunedoara (1387-1456) which was built the Castle of Huniade the oldest historic monument.
* Claudius Florimund Mercy (1666 - 1734), Governor of Banatului.
* Chinezul Pavel (1432 - 1494), head of the county of Timis in the struggle against the Ottomans.
* Pelbartus of Temesvar Ladislaus (1430-1504), Christian philosopher at the court of Matei Corvin in Budapest.
* László Székely (1877 - 1934), architect-şef Timişoarei al.
* Nikolaus Lenau (Franz Edler Niembsch Nikolaus von Strehlenau), (1802-1850) Austrian poet, classical born near Timisoara.
* Dionisie Linţia (1880-1952) ornithologist Romanian.
* Johnny Weissmüller (1904 - 1984), actor known for his interpretation of the role Tarzan
* Ioan Holender (1935), singer director of the Vienna Opera.
* Richard Oschanitzky (1939 - 1979), composer, arranger, pianist, one of the most famous jazz singer in Romania.
Traian Vuia * (1872 - 1950) inventor in aviation

 

 Text: Cleopatra Lorintiu

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