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Timisoara is the capital of Timis county. With a population of 311,586 (in 2009), Timisoara is the second largest city in Romania and the main economic and cultural center of the Banat region.


Main Sights

  • Victory Square (Piata Victoriei) - stretches from Opera Square (Piata Operei) to Loga Boulevard
  • Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedrala Ortodoxa Mitropolitana)
  • Memorial Museum of the 1989 Revolution (Muzeul Revolutiei)
  • Union Square (Piata Unirii)
  • Nicolas Lenau College (Liceul Nicolas Lenau)
  • Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Biserica Orthodoxa Sarba)
  • Serbian Bishop's Residence (Vicariatul Ortodox Sarb) - open daily between 7am and 6pm.
  • The Roman Catholic Cathedral (Catedrala Episcopala Romano-Catolica)
  • Baroque Palace (Palatul Vechii Prefecturi)
  • Scont Bank (Banca de Scont)
  • Piata Libertatii
  • Huniade Castle (Castelui Huniade)

Museums

  • Banat Museum (Muzeul Banatului) - Piata Huniade 1; Tel: (256) 491.339; Open: Tue. - Sun. 10:00am - 4:30pm. Closed Mon.
  • Banat Museum, Ethnographic Section (Muzeul Banatului, Sectia de Etnografie) - Str. Popa Sapca 4; Tel: (256) 491.339; Open: Tue. - Sun. 10:00am - 4:30pm. Closed Mon.
  • Memorial Museum of the 1989 Revolution (Muzeul Revolutiei) - Str. Emanuil Ungureanu 8 (behind Piata Unirii); Tel: (256) 294.936; amrtim@lasting.ro; Open: Mon. - Sun. 9:00am - 5:00pm.
  • Timisoara Art Museum (Muzeul de Arta) - Str. Mercy 2; Tel: (256) 491.339; www.muzeuldeartatm.ro; Open: Tue. - Sun. 10:00am - 6:00pm. Closed Mon.
  • Banat Village Museum (Muzeul Satului Banatean) - Aleea CFR 1; Tel: (256) 225.588; www.msbtimisoara.ro; Open: Tue. - Sun. 1:00pm - 8:00pm. Closed Mon.
  • Serbian Bishops' Collection (Muzeul Diocezei Ortodoxe Sarbesti) - Piata Unirii 4; Tel: (256) 430.426; Open: Mon. - Sun. 7:30am - 3:30pm.

Useful Information

Transportation

By air:
  • Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) - Str. Aeroport 2; Tel: (256) 493.639; www.aerotim.ro
By train:
  • Timisoara North (Gara Timisoara Nord) - Str. Garii 2 (one mile from downtown); Tel: (256) 491.696


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Piata Unirii in Timisoara

Piata Libertatii in Timisoara

Alba Iulia Street in Timisoara

Piata Victoriei in Timisoara

Bega River in Timisoara

Building in Piata Unirii in Timisoara

Bega River in Timisoara

Timisoara City Hall Building