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Timişoara
Timişoara , Hung. Temesvár, city (1990 pop. 351,293), W Romania, in the Banat , on the Beja Canal. The chief city of the former Banat of Temesvar, it is a railroad hub and an industrial center, with engineering works, plants processing food and tobacco, and factories manufacturing textiles, machinery, and chemicals. Timişoara is a Roman Catholic and an Orthodox episcopal see and has a university (founded 1945) and other institutions of higher education. It was an ancient Roman settlement and came under Magyar domination in 896 and was annexed to Hungary in 1010. An important frontier fortress, Timişoara was held by the Turks from 1552 until its liberation in 1716 by Eugene of Savoy . The Treaty of Passarowitz (1718) formally restored it to Austria-Hungary. It passed to Romania by the Treaty of Trianon (1920). In Dec., 1989, demonstrations protesting the removal of an outspoken priest, Láslo Tökés, sparked the revolution that led to the downfall of Nicolae Ceauşescu 's Communist regime. The inner city is surrounded by boulevards, which have replaced the former ramparts. The Roman Catholic and Orthodox cathedrals, the city hall, and other important buildings date from the 18th cent. A regional museum is housed in the 14th-15th-century Hunyadi castle. |
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"Timişoara." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Timişoara." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Timisoar.html "Timişoara." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Timisoar.html |
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Timişoara
Timişoara, Romania Temesiensis, Temesvár, Temeschburg ‘Fort by the (River) Timiş’, the Romanian form of the Hungarian Temesvár from the river's name and vár. A Roman fort called Castrum Temesiensis, it was part of Hungary until taken by the Ottoman Turks in 1552; they held it until 1716 when the town was taken by the Austrians though settled by Swabian Germans, hence the German Temeschburg with the same meaning. Having belonged to the Austro‐Hungarian Empire, it was occupied by the Serbs in 1919, but the following year was allocated by the Treaty of Paris to Romania.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Timişoara." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Timişoara." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Timioara.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Timişoara." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Timioara.html |
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Timişoara
Timişoara City in w Romania, on the River Bega and Canal. An ancient Roman settlement, it was ruled by the Magyars from 896, annexed to Hungary in 1010, and ruled by the Turks from 1552 to 1716. It was returned to Austria-Hungary in 1716, and passed to Romania in 1920. Events here in 1989 triggered the fall of Ceauşescu's regime. Industries: engineering, tobacco, chemicals, textiles, machinery. Pop. (1997) 334,098.
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"Timişoara." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Timişoara." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Timioara.html "Timişoara." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Timioara.html |
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