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Timișoara is one of the most important educational centres in Romania, with about 40,000 students [18] enrolled in the city's six universities. Like many other large cities in Romania, Timișoara is a medical tourism service provider, especially for dental care and cosmetic surgery. [19]
1883 – June 5: The Orient Express Train is launched, passing through Banat: Szeged – Kikinda – Jimbolia –Timișoara– Caransebeş – Orşova. 1886 – Set up of the "Ambulance" service of Timișoara. This is the first ambulance station in Hungary and today Romania. 1891 – The first permanent museum is opened in Timișoara.
TM. TL. VS. VL. VN. B. Timiș is the largest county in Romania, occupying 8,696.7 km 2, i.e. 3.65% of the country's area. [6] : 3 It is crossed by the 46th parallel north, the 21st meridian east and the 22nd meridian east. On its territory is the westernmost point of Romania, i.e. Beba Veche, at 20°15'44", in the Triplex Confinium point.
Union Square ( Romanian: Piața Unirii ), also known as Dome Square ( Romanian: Piața Domului ), is the oldest square in Timișoara. [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 Romanian National Opera ( Romanian: Opera Națională Română) is a public opera and ballet institution in Timișoara, Romania. Subordinated to the Ministry of Culture, it is one of the four national opera companies of Romania. [1] The Romanian National Opera was established by royal decree no. 254 of 30 March 1946, issued by King Michael I.
Paolo Santini de Duccio. The Huniade Castle ( Romanian: Castelul Huniade; Hungarian: Hunyadi-kastély; German: Schloss Hunyadi) is the oldest monument in Timișoara, Romania, built between 1443 and 1447 by John Hunyadi and Paolo Santini de Duccio over the old royal castle dating from the 14th century (built during the reign of Charles I Robert ...
The St. George Cathedral ( Romanian: Catedrala Sf. Gheorghe ), colloquially known as the Roman Catholic Dome ( Romanian: Domul Romano-Catolic ), is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara and one of the city's landmarks. The cathedral is dedicated to St. George and was built between 1736 and 1774.
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] It was a main boulevard, transformed into a square after the closure of the ...