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Moșnița Nouă. / 45.717°N 21.333°E / 45.717; 21.333. Moșnița Nouă ( Hungarian: Mosnicatelep or Újmosnica; German: Neumoschnitz) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albina, Moșnița Nouă (commune seat), Moșnița Veche, Rudicica and Urseni.
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 Orthodox Cathedral ( Romanian: Catedrala Ortodoxă ), also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral ( Romanian: Catedrala Mitropolitană ), is a Romanian Orthodox church in Timișoara. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishopric of Timișoara and the Metropolis of Banat. It is dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory ...
The Fabric Synagogue is a Neolog synagogue in the Fabric district of Timișoara. The synagogue was called the New Synagogue because it replaced the old synagogue on Timocului Street. [1] It was built between 1897 and 1899 in an eclectic style, with neo-Moorish, Gothic and Italian neo-Renaissance elements. The building was classified in the ...
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.
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.
Politehnica University of Timișoara ( Romanian: Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara; [4] abbreviated UPT) is a public university in Timișoara. Founded in 1920, it is one of the largest technical universities in Central and Eastern Europe. The 10 faculties of the university provide study programs for about 13,000 students.
The total area on which the Timișoara metropolitan area extends is 1,079.54 km 2 – of which 129.27 km 2 represent the administrative territory of Timișoara, and 950.27 km 2 the area of influence of the city – occupying about 3.4% of the West development region and about 12.5% of Timiș County. [6]