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Union Square (Romanian: Piața Unirii), also known as Dome Square (Romanian: Piața Domului), is the oldest square in Timișoara, Romania. [1] It was named in honor of the Romanian troops that entered Timișoara on 3 August 1919 and established the Romanian administration, thus finalizing the union of Banat with Romania. [2]
The first time that the House with Lions appears on the plans of Timișoara is in 1758. [3] By 1818 it is known as Palick House, after the name of its owner. [4] After 1840, the building housed in turn the Zur golden Sonne eating house (English: Golden Sun), the Zur Weißen Hund grocery store (English: White Dog) and the Zur Großen Pfeife shop (English: Big Whistle).
The Count Mercy House (Romanian: Casa Contelui de Mercy) is a historical monument [1] in Timișoara, Romania. Also known as Mercy Palace, it was the residence of Florimond de Mercy d'Argenteau, former governor of Banat. Over time, the building was also the residence of the Roman Catholic bishop and a prison, and nowadays it houses offices and ...
Societatea de Transport Public Timișoara SA, [3] commonly abbreviated STPT, is the primary public transport operator in the city of Timișoara.STPT is owned by the city and covers the entire urban public transport; it operates the tram (9 lines), the trolleybus (8 lines), the urban bus transport (9 lines + 8 express routes and 20 metropolitan routes), the waterbus public transport on the Bega ...
This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002, 2011 and 2021 censuses. [1] For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals.
The reconstruction began in 1910 according to the plans of the chief architect of Timișoara at the time, László Székely , and was completed a year later. [3] He collaborated with the architect Arnold Merbl, who, in order to supervise the works, built a wooden shack in the area where he lived until their completion.
[1] According to the 2011 census, the resident population of the Timișoara metropolitan area was 387,604, 5.3% higher than previously reported in the 2002 census. [3] The population of the metropolitan area represents 21.2% of the population of the West development region and 56.26% of the population of Timiș County. [3]
The Victory Square (Romanian: Piața Victoriei), known until 1990 as the Opera Square (Romanian: Piața Operei), is the central square of Timișoara.It is the place where Timișoara was proclaimed on 20 December 1989 the first city free of communism in Romania. [3]