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{{Infobox settlement
|name                    = Timișoara
|settlement_type         = City and County Seat
|nickname                = Little Vienna&nbsp;({{lang-ro|Mica Vienă}}), City of Flowers&nbsp;({{lang|ro|Orașul Florilor}}), Heart of Banat ({{lang|ro|Inima Banatului}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/rudolfstrutz/docs/ro03-en-temeschwarpark_8756eae930dc33|title=Timisoara – City of Roses|first=Rudolf|last=Strutz|date=|work=issuu.com}}</ref>
|image_skyline           = File:Timisoara_collage.jpg
|image_caption           = 
|image_shield            = Timisoara Coat of Arms 2009.png
|pushpin_map             = Romania
|pushpin_map_caption     = Location of Timișoara within Romania
|coordinates             = {{coord|45|45|35|N|21|13|48|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type        = [[Earth:List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name        = {{ROU}}
|subdivision_type1       = County
|subdivision_name1       = {{RO-TM}}
|subdivision_type2       = Status
|subdivision_name2       = {{Autolink|County capital}}
|leader_title            = [[Social:Mayor|Mayor]]
|leader_name             = Nicolae Robu
|leader_party            = PNL
|leader_title1           = Deputy Mayor
|leader_name1            = Dan Diaconu (PNL)
|leader_title2           = Deputy Mayor
|leader_name2            = Imre Farkas (UDMR)
|established_title       = First official record
|established_date        = 1212 (as ''Temesiense'')
|area_total_km2          = 130.5
|area_metro_km2          = 2.439,19
|population_total        =319,279{{increase}}
|population_rank         = 3rd (98th in EU)
|population_metro        =468,162{{increase}}<ref name="world_bank">{{cite web|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448771499322731333/pdf/116400-ROMANIAN-REVISED-PUBLIC-Magnet-Cities-Migration-and-Commuting-in-Romania-RO.|title=Error}}</ref>
|population_as_of        = 2011 census
|population_footnotes    = <ref name="INSSER">{{cite web | url = http://www.timis.insse.ro/cmstimis/rw/resource/comunicat-date_provizorii_rpl_2011_timis.pdf | title = Timiș County at the 2011 census | date = 2 February 2012 | accessdate = 16 February 2012 | publisher = INSSE | language = Romanian | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120719024943/http://www.timis.insse.ro/cmstimis/rw/resource/comunicat-date_provizorii_rpl_2011_timis.pdf | archivedate = 19 July 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
|population_density_km2  = 2447
| pop_est_as_of          = 2016
| population_est         = 332,983
| pop_est_footnotes      = <ref name="INSSER2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016|title=Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016|date=6 June 2016|accessdate=27 October 2017|publisher=INSSE|language=Romanian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027131447/http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016|archive-date=27 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|population_demonym      = {{lang|ro|timișorean}}&nbsp;{{small|(masculine)}}, {{lang|ro|timișoreancă}}&nbsp;{{small|(feminine)}}
|elevation_m             = 90
|area_code_type          = Tel. code
|area_code = 0256 / 0356
|postal_code_type        = Postal code
|postal_code             = 300001-300990
|timezone                = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset              = +2
|timezone_DST            = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|utc_offset_DST          = +3
|website                 = {{url|http://www.primariatm.ro/}}
|blank_name              = Car Plates
|blank_info              = TM
|blank1_name             = [[Earth:Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
|blank1_info             = [[Earth:Oceanic climate|Cfb]]
|footnotes               = <sup>x</sup>Timișoara metropolitan area is a proposed project.}}

'''Timișoara''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˌ|t|ɪ|m|i|ˈ|ʃ|w|ɑːr|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˌ|t|iː|m|-}},<ref>{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Timisoara|accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/timisoara "Timişoara"] (US) and {{Cite Oxford Dictionaries|Timişoara|accessdate=12 April 2019}}</ref> {{IPAc-ro|lang|audio=Timisoara.ogg|t|I|m|I|ˈ|ș|oa|r|a}}; {{lang-de|Temeswar}} {{IPA-de|ˈtɛmɛʃvaːɐ̯|}}, also {{lang|de|Temeschburg}} or {{lang|de|Temeschwar}}; {{lang-hu|Temesvár}} {{IPAc-hu|AUD|temesvár.ogg|ˈ|t|e|m|e|s|v|á|r}}; {{lang-sr|Темишвар}}; {{lang-tr|Temeşvar}}) is the capital city of Timiș County,  the 3rd largest city in Romania and the main social, economic and cultural centre in western Romania. 

Nicknamed the ''Little Vienna'' or the ''City of Flowers'', Timișoara is considered the informal capital city of the historical Banat. The country’s third most populous city is the economic hub of the region, with 319,279 inhabitants as of the 2011 census,<ref name="INSSER"/> home to almost a half-million inhabitants in the metropolitan area, as well as ca. 50,000 students<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zf.ro/zf-24/harta-studentilor-din-romania-centrele-universitare-au-atras-cei-mai-multi-investitori-mai-bine-de-50-dintre-studentii-romani-invata-in-doar-trei-orase-din-romania-16333898|title=Harta studenţilor din România: centrele universitare au atras cei mai mulţi investitori. Mai bine de 50% dintre studenţii români învaţă în doar trei oraşe din România {{!}} Ziarul Financiar|website=ZF.ro|language=ro|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> from over 50 countries.<ref name="med">{{Cite web|url=https://stirileprotv.ro/educatie/mii-de-straini-veniti-sa-faca-medicina-in-romania-pentru-5-000-de-an-cat-ar-plati-in-tarile-lor.html|title=Mii de străini veniți să facă Medicina în România pentru 5.000 de €/ an. Cât ar plăti în țările lor|website=Stirileprotv.ro|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>

In late contemporary times, Timișoara, like many other large cities in Romania, is a medical tourism service provider especially for dental care.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aktual24.ro/preturi-bune-si-lucrari-de-calitate-motivele-pentru-care-romania-a-ajuns-in-top-pe-harta-turismului-dentar/|title=Preturi bune si lucrari de calitate. Motivele pentru care Romania a ajuns in top pe harta turismului dentar|date=2019-07-22|website=Aktual24|language=ro-RO|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/social/turismul-dentar-in-crestere-in-romania-15275446|title=Turismul dentar, în creştere în România|website=Mediafax.ro|language=ro|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> It also offers excellent academic institutions, attracting thousands international students annually mainly at its medical school.<ref name=med /> As a technology hub, the city has one of the most powerful IT sectors in Romania alongside [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]], Cluj-Napoca, [[Place:Iași|Iași]] and Brașov,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/iasul-este-pe-locul-iii-in-tara-dupa-numarul-de-angajati-din-it--200654.html|title=Iaşul este pe locul III în ţară după numărul de angajaţi din IT|last=Iasi|first=Ziarul de|website=www.ziaruldeiasi.ro|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> becoming a popular tech destination according to [[Social:Financial Times|Financial Times]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thinkgrowth.org/romania-could-be-the-next-berlin-by-2020-24cdc032b936|title=Romania could be the next Berlin by 2020|last=Ceobanu|first=Bogdan Florin|date=2018-12-10|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> In 2013 Timișoara had the fastest internet download speed in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romania-insider.com/romanian-city-comes-out-first-in-the-world-in-internet-download-speed-ranking/103102/|title=Romanian city comes out first in the world in Internet download speed ranking|publisher=Net Index|date=3 July 2013}}</ref>

It was the first city in the Habsburg Monarchy with street lighting (1760) and the first European city to be lit by electric street lamps in 1884.<ref name=info>{{cite web|url=http://www.timisoara-info.ro/en/component/content/article/44-obiectiveturistice/263-premiere-timisoara.html|title=Info Centrul Turistic Timisoara - Timisoara's Firsts|first=Info|last=Centru|website=www.timisoara-info.ro}}</ref> It opened the first public lending library with reading room in the [[Place:Austrian Empire|Habsburg Empire]] and built a municipal hospital 24 years before [[Place:Vienna|Vienna]].<ref name=info/> Also, it published the first German newspaper in [[Place:Southeast Europe|Southeast Europe]] ({{lang|de|Temeswarer Nachrichten|italic=yes}}).<ref name=info /> It has been an important centre for music in Europe since the 19th century.<ref name=info /> The Romanian Revolution began in Timișoara.<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-revolution-then-and-now/29660285.html Romania’s Revolution, Then And Now]</ref>

The city will be the next [[Place:European Capital of Culture|European Capital of Culture]] in 2021.<ref>https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/news/20160916%20-romania-european-capital-of-culture-2021_en</ref>

==Etymology== 
The [[Social:Hungarian language|Hungarian]] name of the town, Temesvár, was first recorded as ''Temeswar'' in 1315.<ref name='Kiss'>{{cite book |last=Kiss |first=Lajos |year=1983 |title=Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára [Etymological Dictionary of Placenames] |page=637 |publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó |isbn=963-05-3346-4}}</ref> It refers to a castle ''(vár)'' on the River Timiș ''(Temes)''.<ref name='Kiss'/> The [[Social:Romanian language|Romanian]] and [[Social:German language|German]] names (Timișoara and Temeschwar, respectively) derived from the Hungarian form.<ref name='Kiss'/> Other names in different languages: in {{lang-yi|טעמשוואר|Temshvar}}, in {{lang-sr|Темишвар|Temišvar}}, in {{lang-bg|label=Banat Bulgarian|Timišvár|script=Latn}} and in {{lang-sk|Temešvár}}. The name of the city originates from the river which passes the city, Bega, initially known as ''Little Timiș'' ({{lang-hu|Kistemes}}, {{lang-ro|Micul Timiș}}).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Crețan|first=Remus|date=2007|title=Banat toponymy - a short view on the origins of settlements in the eastern part of Timișoara|journal=Review of Historical Geography and Toponomastics|volume=II|issue=3-4|pages=45-56|issn=1842-8479}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hajocsavar.hu/hirek-aktualitasok/?sw_12_item=1242|title=hírek / aktualitások|website=www.hajocsavar.hu|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>

==History== 

===Early history===
The first identifiable civilization in Banat region were the Dacians who left traces of their past.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digi24.ro/magazin/timp-liber/cultura/vestigii-ale-dacilor-ies-la-iveala-localitate-antica-pomenita-de-ptolemeu-descoperita-in-banat-422765|title=Vestigii ale dacilor ies la iveală. Localitate antică pomenită de Ptolemeu, descoperită în Banat|website=www.digi24.ro|language=ro|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> Nearby archaeological finds indicate settlements of [[History:Neolithic|Neolithic]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historia.ro/sectiune/actualitate/articol/case-datand-din-neolitic-descoperite-langa-timisoara|title=Case datând din neolitic, descoperite lângă Timişoara|website=www.historia.ro|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref><ref name=Britannica /> and Roman origins.<ref name=Britannica /> From coin finds, it is known that the area was inhabited during Roman Dacia.<ref name="Britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Timisoara|title=Timișoara {{!}} Romania|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> 
[[Image:Bastionul Theresia ansamblu.jpg|thumb|left|The Theresia Bastion served as a defensive wall of the Timișoara Fortress.]]

===Middle Ages=== 
Timișoara was first officially mentioned as a place in 1212 as the Roman{{dubious|reason=No evidence of a Roman castrum in the region in 1212 exists.|date=August 2019}} castrum ''Temesiensis''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Timisoara|title=Timișoara {{!}} Romania|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> or ''Castrum regium Themes''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fatornyosfalunk.com/helynevkonyv_-_3._kotet_Q-Zs.pdf |title=Tekintő. Erdélyi helynévkönyv. III. kötet |date= |accessdate=2011-11-05 |author=Vistai András János (Adattári tallózásból összehozta) |publisher= |work=www.fatornyosfalunk.com |language=magyar |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710230724/http://www.fatornyosfalunk.com/helynevkonyv_-_3._kotet_Q-Zs.pdf# |archivedate=2011-07-10 }}</ref>. The town was destroyed by the Tatars in the 13th century but Timișoara was rebuilt and grew considerably during the reign of Charles I of Hungary, who, upon his visit there in 1307, ordered the fortress to be fortified with stone walls and to build a royal palace. Italian craftsmen and architects were used.<ref>{{cite book |last=Szentkláray |first=Jenő |year=1911 |title=Temes vármegye története – Temesvár története |language=Hungarian |location=Budapest |publisher=Országos Monografia Társaság |url=https://www.arcanum.hu/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Borovszky-borovszky-samu-magyarorszag-varmegyei-es-varosai-1/temesvar-1A7E9/temesvar-tortenete-irta-szentklaray-jeno-dr-apatkanonok-1A86F/}}</ref><ref name=crono>{{cite book |last1=Hațegan |first1=Ioan |last2=Boldea |first2=Ligia |last3=Țeicu |first3=Dumitru |year=2006 |title=Cronologia Banatului: Banatul între 934–1552 |language=Romanian |location=Timișoara |publisher=Editura Banatul |isbn=973-7836-56-1 |url=http://www.bjt.ro/bv/ScritoriBanateni/HATEGAN_Ioan/Hategan%20Banatul%20934-1552.pdf |access-date=July 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903080729/http://www.bjt.ro/bv/ScritoriBanateni/HATEGAN_Ioan/Hategan%20Banatul%20934-1552.pdf |archive-date=3 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He even moved the royal seat from Buda to Temesvár between 1315 and 1323.<ref name=crono /> Timișoara's importance also grew due to its strategic location, which facilitated control over the Banat plain.<ref name=crono /> By the middle of the 14th century, Timișoara was at the forefront of Western [[Religion:Christendom|Christendom]]'s battle against the [[Religion:Muslim|Muslim]] Ottoman Turks. Crusaders met at the city before engaging in the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396.{{Citation needed|reason=Did they definitely meet in Temesvár or somewhere else in Banat?|date=August 2019}} Beginning in 1443, John Hunyadi used Timișoara as a military stronghold against the Turks,<ref name=crono /> having built a powerful fortress. The land of Banat was attacked by the Ottomans in 1462 and 1476, and the city was repeatedly besieged by them in 1491 and finally in 1522.<ref name=crono />

===16th–19th centuries=== 
In 1552, a 16,000-strong [[Place:Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army led by Kara Ahmed Pasha conquered the city and transformed it into a capital city in the region (Temeşvar Eyalet). The local military commander, István Losonczy, and other Christians were massacred on 27 July 1552 while escaping the city through the Azapilor Gate.<ref>Gate Azapa Citeste mai mult: adevarul.ro/locale/timisoara/aniversare-trista-timisoara-1552-s-a-lasat-intunericul-dominatiei-otomane-banat-1_50aef2737c42d5a663a1d771/index.html</ref>
[[File:Timisoara1656.jpg|thumb|420px|left|Timișoara in 1656, a map by Nicolas Sanson ]]
Timișoara remained under Ottoman rule for nearly 160 years, controlled directly by the Sultan and enjoying a special status, similar to other cities in the region such as [[Place:Budapest|Budapest]] and [[Place:Belgrade|Belgrade]]. During this period, Timișoara was home to a large [[Religion:Islam|Islam]]ic community and produced famous historical figures such as Osman Aga of Temesvar, until Prince Eugene of Savoy conquered it in 1716 during the Ottoman-Habsburg war. Subsequently, the city came under Habsburg rule and was colonized with Swabian Germans, and it remained so until the early 20th century,<ref name=Britannica /> as part of the Banat of Temeswar, [[Place:Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)|Kingdom of Hungary]], [[Place:Austrian Empire|Austrian Empire]] and [[Place:Austria-Hungary|Austria-Hungary]], except for the Ottoman occupation between 1788–1789 during the 1787–91 Austro-Turkish War.

The city was under siege in 1848 for 107 days. The Hungarians unsuccessfully tried to capture the fortress in the Battle of Temesvár. It was the last major battle in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.<ref name=Britannica />

The fortifications were removed starting in 1892 up until 1910, and several major road arteries were built to connect the suburbs with the city centre, paving the way for further expansion of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.primariatm.ro/timisoara/index.php?meniuId=15&viewCat=134&viewItem=363|title=History of Timisoara – Primaria Timisoara – City Presentation – Timisoara Municipality|first=QCT|last=Connect|date=|work=primariatm.ro}}</ref>   

Timișoara has been an important economic centre since the 18th century when the Habsburg administration was installed. Due to Austrian colonisation, ethnic and religious diversity and innovative laws, the economy began to develop. The technicians and craftsmen that settled in the city established guilds and helped develop the city's economy. In 1717, Timișoara became host to the first beer factory in Banat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.historia.ro/exclusiv_web/general/articol/premierele-timisoarei-primul-oras-strazi-iluminate-electric-cea-mai-vec |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150952/http://www.historia.ro/exclusiv_web/general/articol/premierele-timisoarei-primul-oras-strazi-iluminate-electric-cea-mai-vec |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

During the [[History:Industrial Revolution|Industrial Revolution]], numerous modern innovations were introduced. The Bega river was also channelled during this time. It was the first city with horse-drawn trams (1869) and the first navigable canal on current Romanian territory.<ref name=info/> This way, Timișoara had contact with Europe, and even with the rest of the world through the Black Sea, leading to the local development of commercialism.<ref>"''Timișoara, monografie Istorică''", dr.Nicolae Ilieșu</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agenda.ro/2002/49-02-c.htm |title=Agenda |publisher=Agenda.ro |date= |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agenda.ro/2003/44-03-a.htm |title=Agenda |publisher=Agenda.ro |date= |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> In the 19th century, the railway system of the Hungarian Kingdom reached Timișoara. It was the first city in the Habsburg Monarchy with street lighting, and the first city in Europe and second in the world after {{wipe|New York City}} illuminated by electric light.<ref>Ilieșiu 2006, ''op. cit.'' p. 330</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://romaniatourism.com/timisoara.html|title=Timișoara, Romania – Travel and Tourism Information|author=|date=|work=romaniatourism.com}}</ref>

===20th century===
[[Image:Timisoara 1910.jpg|thumb|right|High Street c.1910]]    
On 31 October 1918, local military and political elites established the "Banat National Council", together with representatives of the region's main ethnic groups: Germans, Hungarians, Serbs and Romanians. On 1 November they proclaimed the short-lived [[Place:Banat Republic|Banat Republic]]. In the aftermath of World War I, the Banat region was divided between the [[History:Kingdom of Romania|Kingdom of Romania]] and the [[Place:Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes|Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]], and Timișoara came under Romanian administration after Serbian occupation between 1918–1919. The city was ceded from Hungary to Romania by the Treaty of Trianon on 4 June 1920. In 1920, King Ferdinand I awarded Timișoara the status of a University Centre, and the interwar years saw continuous economic and cultural development. A number of anti-fascist and anti-revisionist demonstrations also took place during this time.

During World War II, Timișoara suffered damage from both Allied and Axis bombing raids, especially during the second half of 1944. On 23 August 1944, Romania, which until then was a member of the Axis, declared war on [[Place:Nazi Germany|Nazi Germany]] and joined the Allies. The German and Hungarian troops attempted to take the city by force throughout September, but without success.

After the war, the People's Republic of Romania was proclaimed, and Timișoara underwent Sovietization and later, Systematization. The city's population tripled between 1948 and 1992. Timișoara became highly industrialised both through new investments and by increasing the capacities of the old enterprises in various industries: machine building, textile and footwear, electrical, food, plastics, optical, building materials, furniture.<ref>[https://adevarul.ro/locale/timisoara/industria-timisoarei-inflorirea-imperiul-austro-ungar-intreprinderile-comuniste-smecheriile-democratia-originala-1_535f5d910d133766a830736b/index.html Industria Timişoarei] {{in lang|ro}}</ref><ref>[https://www.banatulazi.ro/fabricile-celebre-ale-timisoarei-din-comunism-facute-una-cu-pamantul-in-capitalism/ Fabricile celebre ale Timișoarei din comunism] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>

In December 1989, Timișoara witnessed a series of mass street protests in what was to become the Romanian Anti-Communist Revolution.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-KP7BQ3oXXgC|title=Uncivil Society: 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment|last=Kotkin|first=Stephen|publisher=Modern Library|year=2010|isbn=978-0-8129-6679-4|location=|pages=84–87}}</ref> On 20 December, three days after bloodshed began there, Timișoara was declared the first city free of Communism in Romania.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 20 decembrie 1989: Timişoara, primul oraş liber de comunism|url = http://www.digi24.ro/Stiri/Regional/Digi24+Timisoara/Stiri/20+decembrie+1989+Timisoara+primul+oras+liber|website = www.digi24.ro|accessdate = 8 January 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Bega Canal 2.jpg|thumb|left|Bega Canal]]
Timișoara lies at an altitude of {{convert|90|m|abbr=off}} on the southeast edge of the Banat plain, part of the Pannonian Plain near the divergence of the Timiș and Bega rivers. The waters of the two rivers form a swampy and frequently flooded land. Timișoara developed on one of few places where the swamps could be crossed. These constituted a natural protection around the fortress for a very long time, however, they also favoured a wet and insalubrious climate, as well as the proliferation of the plague and cholera, which kept the number of inhabitants at a relatively low number and significantly prevented the development of the city. With time, however, the rivers of the area were drained, dammed and diverted. Due to these hydrographical projects undertaken in the 18th century, the city no longer lies on the river Timiș, but on the Bega Canal. This improvement of the land was made irreversible by building the Bega Canal (started in 1728) and by the complete draining of the surrounding marshes. However, the land across the city lies above a water table at a depth of only {{convert|0.5|to(-)|5|m|ft|1|abbr=off}}, a factor which does not allow the construction of tall buildings. The rich black soil and relatively high water table make this a fertile agricultural region. 

===Climate===
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.  The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "[[Earth:Köppen climate classification#GROUP C: Mild Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb]]" ([[Earth:Oceanic climate|oceanic climate]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=74251&cityname=Timisoara,%20Romania&units=|title=Timisoara, Romania Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|author=|date=|work=weatherbase.com}}</ref>

The climate which defines Timișoara city is the [[Earth:Oceanic climate|oceanic climate]] (Köppen: Cfb) and can be regarded as humid continental (Dfb) when using an isotherm of {{convert|0|°C}}. The city characterises the South-Eastern part of The Pannonian Basin.

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|Jan record high C = 17.4
|Feb record high C = 20.5
|Mar record high C = 28.2
|Apr record high C = 32.0
|May record high C = 34.5
|Jun record high C = 38.4
|Jul record high C = 41.1
|Aug record high C = 41.0
|Sep record high C = 39.7
|Oct record high C = 33.8
|Nov record high C = 27.1
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|Jan high C = 2.3
|Feb high C = 5.6
|Mar high C = 11.9
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|May high C = 22.8
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|Jul high C = 27.8
|Aug high C = 27.6
|Sep high C = 24.0
|Oct high C = 18.1
|Nov high C = 10.3
|Dec high C = 4.2
|year high C = 16.5
|Jan mean C = -1.6
|Feb mean C = 1.2
|Mar mean C = 5.8
|Apr mean C = 11.2
|May mean C = 16.3
|Jun mean C = 19.4
|Jul mean C = 21.1
|Aug mean C = 20.4
|Sep mean C = 16.5
|Oct mean C = 11.0
|Nov mean C = 5.6
|Dec mean C = 0.8
|year mean C = 10.6
|Jan low C = -4.8
|Feb low C = -2.3
|Mar low C = 1.2
|Apr low C = 5.8
|May low C = 10.1
|Jun low C = 13.4
|Jul low C = 14.6
|Aug low C = 14.3
|Sep low C = 11.2
|Oct low C = 6.2
|Nov low C = 2.1
|Dec low C = -1.7
|year low C = 5.8
|Jan record low C = -35.3
|Feb record low C = -29.2
|Mar record low C = -20.0
|Apr record low C = -5.2
|May record low C = -5.0
|Jun record low C = 2.2
|Jul record low C = 5.9
|Aug record low C = 5.0
|Sep record low C = -1.9
|Oct record low C = -6.8
|Nov record low C = -15.4
|Dec record low C = -24.8
|year record low C = -35.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 40
|Feb precipitation mm = 36
|Mar precipitation mm = 37
|Apr precipitation mm = 48
|May precipitation mm = 65
|Jun precipitation mm = 76
|Jul precipitation mm = 64
|Aug precipitation mm = 50
|Sep precipitation mm = 40
|Oct precipitation mm = 39
|Nov precipitation mm = 48
|Dec precipitation mm = 50
|year precipitation mm = 593
|Jan snow cm = 9.8
|Feb snow cm = 9.3
|Mar snow cm = 4.4
|Apr snow cm = 0.0
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 3.7
|Dec snow cm = 7.2
|year snow cm = 
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 7
|Feb precipitation days = 7
|Mar precipitation days = 7
|Apr precipitation days = 8
|May precipitation days = 9
|Jun precipitation days = 10
|Jul precipitation days = 7
|Aug precipitation days = 6
|Sep precipitation days = 6
|Oct precipitation days = 5
|Nov precipitation days = 8
|Dec precipitation days = 9
|year precipitation days = 89
|Jan humidity = 90
|Feb humidity = 86
|Mar humidity = 79
|Apr humidity = 73
|May humidity = 73
|Jun humidity = 74
|Jul humidity = 73
|Aug humidity = 75
|Sep humidity = 76
|Oct humidity = 81
|Nov humidity = 85
|Dec humidity = 89
|year humidity = 79
|Jan sun = 72.1
|Feb sun = 92.2
|Mar sun = 155.4
|Apr sun = 186.4
|May sun = 242.4
|Jun sun = 262.3
|Jul sun = 300.6
|Aug sun = 280.2
|Sep sun = 217.5
|Oct sun = 177.3
|Nov sun = 86.4
|Dec sun = 56.9
|year sun = 2129.7
|source 1 = NOAA,<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_VI/RO/15247.TXT
| title = Timișoara Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[Organization:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = 21 March 2015}}</ref> Deutscher Wetterdienst<ref name = DWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_152470_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Temeschburg (Temesvar, Timisoara), Banat / Rumänien
| work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = German
| accessdate = 23 November 2016}}</ref>
|source 2 = Romanian National Statistic Institute (extremes 1901–2000)<ref name=extremes>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/files/pdf/ro/cap1.pdf 
 |title=Air Temperature (monthly and yearly absolute maximum and absolute minimum) 
 |work=Romanian Statistical Yearbook: Geography, Meteorology, and Environment 
 |publisher=Romanian National Statistic Institute 
 |year=2007 
 |accessdate=21 March 2015 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210503/http://www.insse.ro/cms/files/pdf/ro/cap1.pdf 
 |archivedate=27 September 2007 
}}</ref>
}}

* Highest recorded temperature: {{convert|42|°C|0|abbr=on}} – 5 August 2017
* Lowest recorded temperature: {{convert|-35.3|°C|0|abbr=on}} – 24 January 1963
* Snow stays on the ground 30 days a year on average
* Highest precipitation: June: 91.0&nbsp;mm(3.589&nbsp;in)
* Lowest precipitation: February: 44.5&nbsp;mm(1.737&nbsp;in)

Climatic general features consist of various and irregular weather conditions. The dominating temperate air masses during spring and summer are of oceanic origin and come with great precipitations. Frequently, even during winter period, the Atlantic humid air masses bring rainy and snowy weather, rarely cold weather.

From September until February, frequent continental polar air masses coming from the East invade the area. In spite of all that, the Banat climate is also influenced by the presence of cyclones and warm air masses which come from the Mediterranean. Their characteristic feature is that of complete snow thaw during the winter period and stifling heat during the summer period.

Freak measurable snowfalls have occurred as early as late October and as late as early April, but snow in those months is rare, and significant falls do not usually occur until first of November. The median date for the first freeze is 22 October, while that of the last freeze is 15 April. {{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition
|1787 | 9479
|1847 | 18103
|1869 | 32725
|1880 | 33694
|1890 | 39884
|1900 | 53033
|1910 | 72555
|1920 | 82689
|1930 | 91580
|1941 | 110840
|1948 | 111987
|1956 | 142257
|1966 | 174243
|1977 | 269353
|1992 | 334115
|2002 | 317660
|2011 | 319279
|2016 | 332983
}}

[[File:Festivalul Florilor TimFloralis.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The historic centre of Timișoara, with the Metropolitan Cathedral]]
As of 2011 census data, Timișoara has a population of 319,279.<ref name="INSSER"/> As defined by INS, the Timișoara functional urban area has a population of 468,162.<ref name="world_bank">{{cite web|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/448771499322731333/pdf/116400-ROMANIAN-REVISED-PUBLIC-Magnet-Cities-Migration-and-Commuting-in-Romania-RO.|title=Error}}</ref>

Of this population, 86.79% were ethnic Romanians, while 5.12% were Hungarians, 1.37% Germans, 1.3% Serbs, 0.69% Romani, 0.18% Ukrainians, 0.17% Slovaks, 0.11% [[Religion:Jews|Jews]] and 0.76% others.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=1832&judet_id=2057&localitate_id=2058 | title = Ethno-demographic Structure of Romania | accessdate = 15 April 2011 | publisher = The Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center }}</ref> 14.2% of the population are under 15 years of age, 4.0% are over 75.

Since 1990, Timișoara saw a slight population decline owing to [[Biology:Human migration|migration]] and a drop in birthrates. Notably, the Hungarian and German communities experienced significant decline, with the latter being reduced by half between 1992 and 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=1832&judet_id=2057&localitate_id=2058 |title=Centrul de resurse pentru diversitate etnoculturală |publisher=Edrc.ro |date=30 May 2010 |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> On the other hand, the Ukrainian community has grown, partly due to the presence of [[Social:Ukrainian language|Ukrainian language]] educational facilities. In recent years, local investment by Italian companies has spurred the creation of an Italian community,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/Business/942/Timisoara-mina-de-aur-pentru-investitorii-italieni.html |title=Timișoara, mina de aur pentru investitorii italieni |publisher=9am.ro |date= |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> even leading to calls for an Italian Cultural Center.<ref>{{cite web |author=QCT Connect |url=http://www.primariatimisoara.ro/monitorul/index.php?meniuId=2&viewCat=23&viewItem=1503 |title="Timișoara este floarea de la butonieră a relațiilor româno-italiene" &#124; Primaria Timișoara &#124; Secțiuni suplimentare &#124; Cooperare internațională și dezvoltare economică |publisher=Primariatimisoara.ro |date=19 August 1992 |accessdate=18 June 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>

===Historical populations===
Based on the 1910 Austro-Hungarian census (first language in daily use), the city had 72,555 inhabitants. Of these, 31,644 (43.6%) used [[Social:German language|German]], 28,552 (39.4%) used [[Social:Hungarian language|Hungarian]], 7,566 (10.4%) used [[Social:Romanian language|Romanian]], 3,482 (4.8%) used [[Social:Serbian language|Serbian]], and 1,311 (1.8%) used other languages.<ref>[http://www.kia.hu/konyvtar/erdely/erdstat/tmetn.pdf Historical ethnicity of the Timiș County]</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:City Business Center Timisoara Romania.jpg|200px|thumb|City Business Center]] 
The economy of Timișoara has historic tradition in manufacturing, commerce, transport, education, communications and tourism.

After the fall of communism and the transition to a market economy, the private sector grew steadily. In the first decade of the 21st century, Timişoara has experienced an economic boom as the amount of foreign investment, especially in high-tech sectors, has risen. In an article in late 2005, French magazine ''L'Expansion'' called Timișoara Romania's economic showcase, and referred to the increased number of foreign investments as a "second revolution". In 2016, Timișoara was awarded by {{wipe|Forbes}} as the most dynamic city and the best city for business in Romania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisspointgroup.ro/en/timisoara-the-best-city-for-business-in-romania-in-forbes-top-2016/|title=Timisoara, the best city for business in Romania, in Forbes top 2016 – swisspointgroup|work=swisspointgroup.ro|access-date=17 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223130/http://swisspointgroup.ro/en/timisoara-the-best-city-for-business-in-romania-in-forbes-top-2016/|archive-date=18 October 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Apart from domestic local investment, there has been significant foreign investment from the [[Social:European Union|European Union]], particularly from Germany and Italy. Continental AG has produced tires since opening a plant in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.continental-corporation.com/www/portal_ro_ro/tema/continental_romania/continental_history_ro.html|title=Continental Corporation -Istoric Continental|author=|date=|work=continental-corporation.com}}</ref> In the years that followed, Continental also established an automotive software engineering division in Timișoara. All in all, {{As of|2015|lc=y}} Continental AG employed about 8000 people in Timișoara, and the company keeps expanding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zf.ro/auto/grupul-continental-vrea-sa-recruteze-3-000-de-noi-ingineri-in-urmatorii-doi-ani-14060814|title=Grupul Continental vrea să recruteze 3.000 de noi ingineri în următorii doi ani – Ziarul Financiar|author=|date=|work=zf.ro}}</ref> The Linde Group produces technical gases, and a part of the wiring moulds for [[Company:BMW|BMW]] and [[Company:Audi|Audi]] vehicles are produced by the company Dräxlmaier Group. Wiring for Volkswagen and other vehicles are produced at the German company Kromberg & Schubert. Also, {{wipe|Switzerland}} company FM Logistic, already present in Timiș County for [[Company:Alcatel-Lucent|Alcatel-Lucent]], Nestlé, P&G, Smithfield and in Bucharest for Cora, L'Oréal, Sanofi Aventis and Yves Rocher, and for companies like PROFI Rom Foods, BIC, Kraft Foods or SCA Packaging—offering them domestic transport services and international transport services for Bricostore, Arctic, Danone, [[Company:Unilever|Unilever]] or Contitech, the growth of FM Logistic in Romania and in Dudești through its first warehouse in Romania (Dudeștii Noi gives FM the opportunity). Nestlé produces waffles here. {{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} The USA company Flextronics maintains a workplace in the west of the city for the production of mobile telephony and government inspection department devices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertiq.com/news/14398|title=Flextronics Romania to cut an additional 140|author=|date=|work=evertiq.com}}</ref> The American company Procter & Gamble manufactures washing and cleaning agents in Timișoara. Smithfield Foods—the world's largest pork processor and hog producer—has two subsidiaries in Timișoara and Timiș County: Smithfield Ferme and Smithfield Prod.

The city has two large shopping malls: Iulius Town Timișoara and Shopping City Timișoara.

==Transport==
[[File:Map of the Timișoara tramway and trolleybus routes.png|thumb|Tramway and trolleybus routes]]
Timișoara is crossed by a major Trans-European Transport Network route: Pan-European transport corridor IV (road&railway). 

The city has a complex system of regional transportation, providing road, air and rail connections to major cities in Romania and Europe.

===Public transportation===
Timișoara's public transport network consists of 7 [[Engineering:Tram|tram]] lines,  8 [[Engineering:Trolleybus|trolleybus]] lines and 23 bus lines and it is operated by STPT (Societatea de Transport  Public Timișoara), a company owned by the City Hall. The system covers all the important areas of the city and it also connects Timișoara with some of the communes of the metropolitan area.
[[File:Bega Canal 1.jpg|thumb|Boats on the Bega Canal]]
In 2015, Timișoara became the first city in Romania to offer public transport by bike. The bicycle-sharing system has 25 stations and 300 bikes which can be used by locals and tourists for free.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alexandru.garboni.eu/velo-tm-timisoara-has-the-first-romanian-bike-sharing-system/|title=Velo TM – Timișoara Has The First Romanian Bike-Sharing System |publisher=Alexandru Garboni Blog}}</ref> Starting from October 4, 2018, STPT also offers vaporetto public transport on the Bega canal, resulting in Timișoara being the only city in Romania with 5 types of public transportation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.romania-insider.com/romanias-timisoara-will-provide-free-public-transport-by-boat-on-the-canal-crossing-the-city/162468/|title=Romania's Timișoara will provide free public transport by boat on the canal crossing the city|publisher=Romania-Insider|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609210559/http://www.romania-insider.com/romanias-timisoara-will-provide-free-public-transport-by-boat-on-the-canal-crossing-the-city/162468/|archive-date=9 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.administratie.ro/timisoara-a-devenit-primul-oras-din-romania-cu-transport-public-in-comun-pe-apa/|title=Timişoara a devenit primul oraş din România cu transport public în comun pe apă|last=|first=|date=2018-10-04|work=AGERPRESS|access-date=2019-01-11}}</ref>

=== Road ===
Timișoara is on two European routes (E70 and E671) in the European road network. At a national level, Timișoara is located on four different national roads: DN6, DN69, DN59 and DN59A. The Romanian Motorway A1 links the city with [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]] and the eastern part of the country. The A1 links Timișoara with Hungarian motorway M43. The Timișoara Coach Station (''Autogara'') is used by several private transport companies to provide coach connections from Timișoara to a large number of locations from all over the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autogari.ro/Timisoara/Autogara_Timisoara_-_Gara/Autogara47.aspx|title=Timisoara – Gara (Timisoara, Timis, Romania) – Transport persoane cu autocare, autobuze sau microbuze la AUTOGARI.RO|author=|date=|work=autogari.ro}}</ref>

=== Air ===
The city is served by Romania's third busiest airport, Traian Vuia International Airport, located {{convert|12.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast away from the city centre. It serves now as an operating base for TAROM, and low-cost airlines such as Wizz Air and Ryanair.

The city's first airport, the Cioca Aerodrome, had remained in use for recreational and utility aviation, but was under threat of closure in 2016-2017.<ref>https://renasterea.ro/pe-un-cer-senin-si-cu-putin-noroc-aviatia-utilitara-timisoara-ar-putea-decola-saptamana-viitoare-spre-vremuri-mai-bune/</ref>

=== Railway ===
Timișoara is a major railway centre and is connected to all other major Romanian cities, as well as local destinations, through the national CFR network. Timișoara is directly linked by train service with [[Place:Budapest|Budapest]], [[Place:Belgrade|Belgrade]] and  [[Place:Vienna|Vienna]]. 
The main railway station of the city is Timișoara North railway station. More than 130 trains use this station daily. The other three railway stations of the city are mainly used by commuter trains.

==Cityscape==  
'''''Completed high-rise buildings'''''
* Fructus Plaza
* Real Estate Centre ASIROM-VIG 
* AGN Business Center
* Vox Technology Park
* Iulius Town UBC 1
* Iulius Town UBC 2
* Iulius Town UBC 3

'''''In progress'''''
* Iulius Town UBC 0 {{convert|155|m|ft|abbr=off}}
* ISHO Riverside A
* ISHO Parkside D
* Bega Business Center

{{Wide image|RO_Timisoara_UVT_180_N_Oct_2019_shapened.jpg|1000px|Timișoara Skyline, as of Oct 2019.<br/>Most notable landmarks from left to right: Politehnica University of Timișoara, Timișoara Metropolitan Cathedral, City Business Centre, Fructus Plaza, Vox Technology Park, Iulius Town, Hotel Continental, ISHO Complex, Millennium Church, BRD Tower}}

{{Wide image|Panoramic view of Timisoara.jpg|1000px|Iulius Town Timișoara, view of the terrace, as of March 2019}}

==Government==
[[File:Nicolae Robu.jpg|thumb|150px|Mayor Nicolae Robu]] 
The first free local elections in post-communist Timișoara took place in 1992. The winner was Viorel Oancea, of the Civic Alliance Party (PAC), which later merged with the Liberal Party. He was the first officer who spoke to the crowd of revolutionaries gathered in Opera Square. The 1996 elections were won by Gheorghe Ciuhandu, of the Christian Democrats. He had four terms, also winning elections in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Meanwhile, Ciuhandu took over the Christian Democratic Party and ran for president of Romania in 2004. Timișoara's mayor, elected in 2012 and again in 2016, is Nicolae Robu. Deputy mayors are Dan Diaconu (PNL) and Farkas Imre (UDMR).

Like all other local councils in Romania, the Timișoara local council, the county council and the city's mayor are elected every four years by the population. Decisions are approved and discussed by the local council made up of 27 elected councillors.<ref name="cdep.ro">{{cite web|url=http://www.cdep.ro/pls/legis/legis_pck.htp_act_text?idt=27123|title=LEGE nr.215 din 23 aprilie 2001 Legea administraţiei publice locale|author=|date=|work=cdep.ro}}</ref> Local council composition after 2016 local elections:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opiniatimisoarei.ro/noul-consiliu-local-timisoara-inainte-de-rezultatele-oficiale-finale-cine-va-lua-decizii-pentru-timisoara-de-la-fiecare-partid/06/06/2016|title=Noul Consiliu Local Timișoara|publisher=Opinia Timișoarei}}</ref>

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Additionally, as Timișoara is the capital of Timiș County, the city hosts the palace of the prefecture, the headquarters of the county council (''consiliu județean'') and the prefect, who is appointed by Romania's central government. The prefect is not allowed to be a member of a [[Social:Political party|political party]], and his role is to represent the national government at the local level, acting as a liaison and facilitating the implementation of National Development Plans and governing programmes at the local level. County council composition after 2016 local elections:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opiniatimisoarei.ro/avem-rezultate-finale-oficiale-vezi-clasamentul-partidelor-si-harta-votului-in-timis-la-alegerile-locale-2016/06/06/2016|title=Avem rezultate finale oficiale! Vezi clasamentul partidelor și harta votului în Timiș, la Alegerile Locale 2016!|publisher=Opinia Timișoarei}}</ref>

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Currently, the city is the largest in the West development region, which is equivalent to [[Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics|NUTS-II]] regions in the [[Social:European Union|European Union]] and is used by the European Union and the Romanian Government for statistical analysis and regional development. The West development region is not, however, an administrative entity.<ref name="cdep.ro"/>

==Districts== 
[[File:Temesvár kerületei-hu.svg|thumb|right]]
Timișoara city traditionally divided into ten parts, but now they have no administrative function.
[[File:Biserica Millenium din Piata Romanilor.jpg|thumb|The Millennium Church is located in Timișoara's largest district (Fabric).]]

{| class="wikitable"
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! District || Area (ha) || Romanian name || German name || Hungarian name || Institution
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| I || 480 || Cetate || Innere Stadt || Belváros || 1718
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| II || 1017 || Fabric || Fabrikstadt || Gyárváros || 1718
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| III || 668 || Elisabetin || Elisabethstadt || Erzsébetváros || 1890
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| IV || 442 || Iosefin || Josefstadt || Józsefváros || 1744
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| V || 205 || Mehala || Mehala || Mehala || 1910
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| VI || 231 || Fratelia || Fratelia || Újkissoda || 1948
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| VII || 156 || Freidorf || Freidorf || Szabadfalu || 1950
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| VIII || 67 || Plopi || Kardos-Kolonie || Kardostelep || 1951
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| IX || 72 || Ghiroda Nouă || Neu-Giroda || Erzsébetpuszta || 1951
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| X || 102 || Ciarda Roșie || Rote Tscharda || Vörös Csárda || 1953
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In the 21st century, Timișoara city is divided into quarters (''cartiere''):
:<small>''Listed alphabetically''</small>
{{Div col|colwidth=18em}}
* Aradului vest
* Badea Cârțan
* Banat I
* Blașcovici
* Braytim
* Bucovina
* Calea Aradului
* Calea Buziașului
* Calea Girocului
* Calea Lipovei
* Calea Lugojului
* Calea Șagului
* Calea Torontalului I, II
* Cetate
* Chișoda
* Ciarda Roșie
* Circumvalațiunii I, II, III, IV
* Complex studențesc
* Complex
* Crișan
* Dacia
* Dâmbovița
* Elisabetin
* Fabric
* Fratelia
* Freidorf
* Ghiroda Nouă
* Ion Ionescu de la Brad
* Iosefin
* Kuncz
* Lunei
* Matei Basarab
* Mehala I, II
* Mircea cel Bătrân
* Modern
* Noua Timișoară
* Olimpia
* Pădurea Verde
* Plăvăț
* Plopi
* Polonă
* Ronaț
* Soarelui
* Stadion
* Steaua
* Tipografilor
* Traian
* Zona Odobescu
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==Culture and contemporary life== 
[[Image:Piaţa Libertăţii.JPG|thumb|right|The Victory Square is the place where the anti-communist revolution of 1989 started.]]
[[File:Piata Victoriei Timisoara.jpg|thumb|The Capitoline Wolf Statue in the Victory Square]]
[[File:Timfloralis in Piata Unirii (3).jpg|thumb|Unirii Square, with The Dome]] 
[[File:St Mary & St John of Nepomuk Timisoara.jpg|thumb|Monument of Saint Mary, Liberty Square]]
[[File:Castelul Huniade 2.jpg|thumb|The Huniade Castle is a historic medieval castle, the oldest monument of Timișoara.]]
The city centre largely consists of buildings from the [[Place:Austrian Empire|Austrian Empire]] era. The old city consists of several historic areas. These are: Cetate (Belváros in Hungarian, Innere Stadt in German), Iosefin (Józsefváros, Josephstadt), Elisabetin (Erzsébetváros, Elisabethstadt), Fabric (Gyárváros, Fabrikstadt). Numerous bars, clubs and restaurants have opened in the old [[History:Baroque|Baroque]] square (Unirii Square).

===Squares===
*Victory Square (Piața Victoriei)
*Union Square (Piața Unirii)
*Liberty Square (Piața Libertății)
*Saint George Square (Piața Sfântul Gheorghe)

===Religious buildings===
*Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral
*Roman Catholic Dome
*Millennium Roman Catholic Church
*Fabric Synagogue
*Iosefin Synagogue  
*Cetate Synagogue

===Cultural buildings and sites===

*Theresia Bastion
*Huniade Castle
*Bega Canal
*Capitoline Wolf Statue
*Banat Museum of Timișoara

===Parks===
*Timișoara Zoological Garden
*Botanical Park
*Central Park
*Cathedral Park
*Justice Park
*Roses Park
*Children's Park
*Queen Maria Park
*Alpineț Park
*Civic Park
*Green Forest

===Performing arts===
*Banatul Philharmonic 
*National Opera of Timișoara
*National Theatre of Timișoara  
*German State Theatre Timișoara
*Hungarian State Theatre Timișoara
*Merlin Puppet Theatre of Timișoara

===Festivals and Conferences===
*  Plai Festival
*  Revolution Festival – music festival held at the Village Museum
*  Timișoara Tango Festival 
*  Timișoara Jazz Festival – international jazz festival  
*  SABOTAGE Festival – electronic music and art festival 
*  Teszt Festival – international theatre festival
*  Timishort – short movie festival 
*  Ceau, Cinema! – a "pocket-size" independent film festival  
*  StudentFest – a festival of culture and arts created by the students  
*  ISWin – The International Student Week in Timișoara
*  Timișoara International Festival of Literature from Timișoara  
*  Street Delivery Festival – organized in [[Place:Bucharest|Bucharest]], Timișoara and [[Place:Iași|Iași]], the festival reaches areas such as architecture, music, theatre, dance and film  
*  TEDxTimișoara – an independent conference organised under license from TED Conference

===European Capital of Culture===
[[File:Iulius Mall Timisoara (1).jpg|thumb|Iulius Mall Timișoara]]
On 16 September 2016, Timișoara was selected as Romanian host city of [[Place:European Capital of Culture|European Capital of Culture]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/news/20160916%20-romania-european-capital-of-culture-2021_en|title=Timișoara to be the European Capital of Culture in Romania in 2021 – Creative Europe – European Commission|author=|date=|work=europa.eu}}</ref>

==Shopping and commerce==
Due to high demand for business space, new commercial buildings have been built. The commercial sector is developing very quickly. Timișoara has large shopping centres:
* Iulius Mall Timișoara 
* Shopping City Timișoara
* Timisoara Centrum

==Education==
[[File:Piata Victoriei - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|Politehnica University]]
[[File:Biblioteca Centrală a Universității Politehnica Timișoara.jpg|thumb|Politehnica University Library]]
Timișoara is the main educational and academic centre in west of Romania. Timișoara has four public universities and four private universities. The number of students of higher education institutions reached 60,000 in 2015.

'''''Public'''''

* Politehnica University
* Universitatea de Vest 
* Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy
* Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

'''''Private'''''

* Universitatea Tibiscus
* Colegiul Tehnic de Vest
* Dimitrie Cantemir University 
* Ioan Slavici University

==Sport== 
===Football===
* Chinezul Timisoara
* ASU Politehnica Timișoara
* ACS Poli Timișoara 
* Ripensia Timișoara 
* CFR Timișoara 
[[File:Poli Timisoara Mecanica sport 1.jpg|thumb|Poli Timișoara Training Centre]]
===Handball===
*Politehnica Timișoara
 
===Basketball===
*SCM Timișoara   

===Rugby union===
*Timișoara Saracens

==International relations==

===Twin towns – Sister cities===
Timișoara has 17 twin towns and sister cities, as listed below:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.primariatm.ro/timisoara/index.php?meniuId=2&viewCat=82|title=Primaria Timisoara – Prezentarea oraşului – Oraşe înfrăţite|first=QCT|last=Connect|date=|work=primariatm.ro}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Place:Graz|Graz]], Austria
*{{flagicon|PRC}} Shenzhen, China<ref>[http://www.szfao.gov.cn/zwgk/wsz/201103/t20110322_1645217.htm 友好城市 (Friendly cities)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719025116/http://www.szfao.gov.cn/zwgk/wsz/201103/t20110322_1645217.htm |date=19 July 2014 }}, 市外办 (Foreign Affairs Office), 22 March 2008. (Translation by [[Software:Google Translate|Google Translate]].)</ref><ref>[http://www.szfao.gov.cn/ygwl/yxyc/ycgy/201101/t20110120_1631663.htm 国际友好城市一览表 (International Friendship Cities List)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113092638/http://www.szfao.gov.cn/ygwl/yxyc/ycgy/201101/t20110120_1631663.htm |date=13 November 2013 }}, 20 January 2011. (Translation by [[Software:Google Translate|Google Translate]].)</ref><ref>[http://www.szfao.gov.cn/ygwl/yxyc/yhjl/ 友好交流 (Friendly exchanges)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112101846/http://www.szfao.gov.cn/ygwl/yxyc/yhjl/ |date=12 November 2014 }}, 13 September 2011. (Translation by [[Software:Google Translate|Google Translate]].)</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Mulhouse, France
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Rueil-Malmaison, France
*{{flagicon|GER}} Gera, Germany
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Place:Karlsruhe|Karlsruhe]], Germany<ref name="Karlsruhe twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.karlsruhe.de/stadt/international/partnerstaedte.de|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724221530/http://www.karlsruhe.de/stadt/international/partnerstaedte.de|archivedate = 24 July 2010|title = Städtepartnerschaften|accessdate=5 January 2011|date=16 December 2010|publisher = Stadt Karlsruhe|language=German}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|HUN}} Szeged, Hungary
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Faenza, Italy
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Palermo, Italy
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Sassari, Italy
*{{flagicon|ITA}} Treviso, Italy
*{{flagicon|UKR}} Chernivtsi, Ukraine
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*{{flagicon|MEX}} Cancún, Mexico
*{{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Sad, Serbia
*{{flagicon|SRB}} Zrenjanin, Serbia
*{{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham, England, United Kingdom<ref name="Nottingham twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16599 |title=European networks and city partnerships |publisher=Nottingham City Council |date=22 June 2012 |accessdate=6 September 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625072955/http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16599 |archivedate=25 June 2012 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|PER}} Trujillo, Peru
*{{flagicon|VIE}} Da Nang, Vietnam<ref name="Da Nang twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://fad.danang.gov.vn/default.aspx?id_NgonNgu=EN&id_ThucDon_Sub=177&TinChinh=0&id_TinTuc=5560&TrangThai=BanTin|title=Archived copy|access-date=7 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518071021/http://fad.danang.gov.vn/default.aspx?id_NgonNgu=EN&id_ThucDon_Sub=177&TinChinh=0&id_TinTuc=5560&TrangThai=BanTin|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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===Consulates===

*{{flagicon|GER}} General consulate of {{wipe|Germany}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mae.ro/en/foreign-missions/3609#815|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Consulate General of Federal Republic of Germany in Timisoara|author=|date=|work=mae.ro}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|SRB}} General consulate of Serbia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mae.ro/en/foreign-missions/3611#820|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Consulate General of Serbia in Timisoara|work=mae.ro|access-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404165148/http://mae.ro/en/foreign-missions/3611#820|archive-date=4 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} General Consulate of Italy
*{{flagicon|AUT}} Honorary Consulate of Austria
*{{flagicon|CZE}} Honorary Consulate of [[Place:Czech Republic|Czech Republic]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} Honorary consulate of Mexico
*{{flagicon|PER}} Honorary consulate of Peru
*{{flagicon|SPA}} Honorary consulate of {{wipe|Spain}}
*{{flagicon|NED}} Honorary consulate of the Netherlands
*{{flagicon|KOR}} Honorary consulate of {{wipe|South Korea}}

==See also==
* List of people from Timișoara
* List of places in Timișoara
* Timișoara metropolitan area

==Notable People==
* Karl Leopold von Möller

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons and category|Timișoara}}
{{wikivoyage|Timișoara}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080220225633/http://www.timisoara.org/ City of Timișoara Homepage]


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