Map of Romania showing Timisoara

Timişoara  ^listen (Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschwar or Temeschburg, Serbian: Temišvar, Turkish: Tamışvar) is a city in western Romania, in the Banat region, Timiş county, population 329,554 in 2000. All of the variants of its name derive from the Timişel river, now known as Bega after it was rechannelled. An industrial city with extensive services, it was the first European city to be lit by electricity. Timişoara is a multicultural city with influential minorities, mainly Germans, Hungarians, and Serbs, as well as Italians, Palestinians and Greeks. It was the birthplace of Johnny Weissmuller (an Olympic swimmer, best known for his role as Tarzan). Timisoara was also visited by Eiffel, the creator of the Eiffel tower in Paris built a foot bridge over Bega too. created by me File links The following pages link to this file: Timisoara Categories: Public domain images ... To play the audio file do not click on the -image. ... Banat (Hungarian: Bánát or Bánság, German: Banat) is a region in Southeastern Europe divided among three countries: the eastern part belongs to Romania (the counties of Timiş and Caraş-Severin), the western part to Serbia-Montenegro (the Serbian Banat, mostly included in the Vojvodina, except for the small part of... Administrative map of Romania with Timiş county highlighted The title given to this article lacks diacritics because of certain technical limitations. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The Timiş river (Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš) is a river rising in the Semenic Mountains, southern Carpathian Mountains, Caraş-Severin county, Romania. ... Bega is a town in the south-east area of the state of New South Wales in Australia. ... Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American swimmer and actor. ... Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ...

In December 1989 a popular uprising began in Timişoara against the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu. The Hungarian Methodist pastor László Tőkés was ordered to be deported by the secret police (the Securitate) and as a reaction his house was surrounded by members of his church. People supporting him, including people of Romanian origin, gathered at the central square (Opera Square). The army was ordered to fire at the people by the Communist administration. A number of army officers refused to open fire and sided with the people. That was the beginning of the end for the Communist regime, which fell a week later. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicolae Ceauşescu. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The Securitate (Romanian for Security; official full name Departamentul Securităţii statului, State Security Department), was the secret police force of Communist Romania. ...

History

Main article: History of Timişoara Ancient time Timisoara in a 1685 engraving by Wagner Archeological discoveries prove that the area where Timisoara is located today has been inhabited since ancient times. ...

Metropolitan Cathedral, Timişoara

In 1019 Timisoara (as Dibiscos/Bisiskos/Tibiskos/Tibiskon/Timbisko/etc.) is mentioned for the first time in written documents by byzantine Emperor Basil II (not all historians agree with this identification). source: http://wikibooks. ... source: http://wikibooks. ... Events Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates invade Kyushu. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... An emperor is a monarch and sovereign ruler of an empire or any other imperial realm. ... Painting of Basil II, from an 11th century manuscript. ...

The first tobacco mill in today Romania was setup in Timisoara; Timisoara is the first town in the Empire where the public lightening using suet candles and lamps with oil and grease is introduced and later the town with the first ambulance station in Hungary and today Romania. Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of 2002-08-28 Tobacco () is a broad-leafed plant of the nightshade family, indigenous to North and South America, whose dried and cured leaves are often smoked (see tobacco smoking) in the form of... A factory (previously manufactory) is a large industrial building where goods or products are manufactured. ...

In 1989 the Revolution against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu begins in Timisoara. On 20 December, Timisoara is declared the first Free Town. 1,104 people died and 3,352 were wounded. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicolae Ceauşescu. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Landmarks

• Timişoara Orthodox Cathedral

Orthodox Cathedral of Timişoara The Timişoara Orthodox Cathedral located in Timişoara, Romania was built between 1937 and 1940. ...

Education

• The Dimitrie Cantemir University of Timisoara (http://www.ucdctm.ro/)
• The "Politehnica" University of Timisoara (http://www.utt.ro/indexro.shtml)
• The West University of Timisoara (http://www.uvt.ro/)
• Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara (http://www.umft.ro/newpage/)
• The Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences in Timisoara (http://www.usab-tm.ro/)

Famous People

• Robert Musil
• Meir Amigo [1] (http://www.bh.org.il/Names/Amigo.asp)

Robert Musil (Klagenfurt, Austria, November 6, 1880 – April 15, 1942 in Geneva, Switzerland) was an Austrian writer, author of the unfinished trilogy The Man Without Qualities (in German, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften), one of the most important modernist novels. ...

External links

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Timişoara

• [2] (http://www.timisoara.ro) (only in Romanian)
• City Hall (http://www.primariatm.ro)