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TIMISOARA - AN ARHITECTURAL HISTORY The oldest buildings of the present historical center of Timisoara were built at the beginning of the 18th Century, which is why it is often known only as a Baroque city.
Timisoara is located in a swampy plain where two rivers, Timis and Bega, periodically flooded the territory.
In the 19th Century, Timisoara became an important industrial center, especially the eastern part, the Fabric district, where the water of the river Bega is used for industry.
www.timisoara.com /timisoara/history   (2329 words)

  
 history XIX
Timisoara is the capital of the Serbian Voivodina and Timis's Banat/Serbische Wojwodina und Temescher Banat, actually of the entire new created Austrian imperial region which contained the counties of: Timis, Torontal, Caras-Severin, Bács-Bodrog, Srem.
Construction of the Dicasterial Palace in Timisoara for being used as residence of the government of the Serbian Voivodina and Timis Banat.
Timisoara was the first romanian town to use water transportation.
www.genealogy.ro /cont/20d.htm   (2107 words)

  
 Timisoara Romania Timis Banat timisoara romania banat
TIMISOARA {tee-meesh-wah'-rah} is the most western like Romanian city, both in democratic traditions as well as in outlook.
Timisoara is also a place for ethnic diversity.
Timisoara should be a reference point of a tolerant place, of a community with higher purpose.
www.timisoara.com /timisoara/timisoara.html   (276 words)

  
 Timisoara's History
Along the time, Timisoara has proved to be a modern town, being even from the previous century in the avant-garde of the renewing changes regarding the improvement of urban life (the telephone line was installed in the year 1881 and the Electric Factory was built after three years).
Timisoara was the first town in Europe which used on November 12, 1884 the electricity for the lightening of the streets.
Timisoara was the town where the Revolution that lead to the defeat of the Communist regime started, proving once again its European spirituality convergent on the perennial values of democracy.
www.umft.ro /en/general_information/timisoara's_history.html   (1133 words)

  
 history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Timisoara s history is closely connected and directly engaged inthe effort made for stemming the Ottoman advance towards the centre of Europe.
During the second half of the Xvth century Timisoara was the stage of violent struggle among the nobiliary parties, as well as of devastating repeated attacks waged by the Ottoman armies.
Timisoara also played an outstanding part in the anti-Otoman Uprising of the 1594 spring, in which Romanians and Serbians united against their common foe.
www.eng.timisoara.ro /istorie/istoric.shtml   (1060 words)

  
 history XX
The schwab delegation [jurist Stefan Frecot from Timisoara, jurist Andreas Buschmann from Lipova, Thomas Fernbacher and Franz Timon from Lugoj] is meeting in Paris with the members of the "Council of Ten" [organ of the Peace Conference].
Timisoara becomes the symbol of the firm and heroic fight against the haunting dictatorship, and represents the social unity and fraternity of the co-inhabiting nations.
Sebastian Kraeuter is appointed Bishop of the Roman-Catholic Diocese of Timisoara.
www.genealogy.ro /cont/20e.htm   (2760 words)

  
 Chronological References in the History of Timisoara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The fortress of Timisoara is sieged by the army of the revolted peasants, under Gheorghe Doja’s leadership
Timisoara becomes the capital of the Voivodina Sarbeasca and of the Banatul Timisan, of the newly created Austrian imperial region.
Timisoara becomes the first city in Romania to be free of communism.
www.eng.timisoara.ro /istorie/cronologica/cronologica.shtml   (1056 words)

  
 VERAMIR International - Travel Agency
After Timisoara's having fallen under the Ottoman rule, major changes were effected in the town planning of the area within its bounds and outside the citadel.
The pedestal is evocative of Timisoara's fortifications, defended by towers; above them a canopy shelters the statue of a woman holding the keys of the town in her hand.
Timisoara has consequently won recognition as "the town of parks and of roses".After the Great Union of 1918, the town was naturally integrated in the new historical reality; it went through a spectacular development in the period between the two world wars.
www.online.ro /veramir/timisoara.html   (3164 words)

  
 The Romanian Jewish Community
Professor Oscar Schwartz mentions in his work "The past and the present of the Jewish community life in Timisoara and Banat": "the Second World War, followed by the persecutions of the Jews, took its toll of hatred on Timisoara Jews, as it was the case for the whole Jewish community in Romania".
In 1919, the Lyceum of Israelite Confession was established in Timisoara, divided in an eight-year gymnasium education, and four commercial education classes.
Timisoara youth is not, as some may think, kind of a "crazy" wing, full of untouchable initiatives.
www.romanianjewish.org /en/mosteniri_ale_culturii_iudaice_03_11_02.html   (3707 words)

  
 Tymes Tours: City Tours in Timisoara & Short Trips in the Surroundings: Banat and Transylvania
Timisoara's buildings speak of Maria Theresia and the bloody Revolution of Dec. 1989, of intricate baroque and pest epidemics, of the colonists which streamed here from all over Europe and lived days of joy or despair, together with the native inhabitants.
There is a lot of information within our city tours of Timisoara: from the agitated history of Timisoara / Temeswar up to urban legends, investment climate and the best places to eat and drink.
And for the Timisoara fans we have the Big Tour, which includes all of the old town areas: the center, the Fabric, the Iosefin and the Elisabetin.
www.tymestours.ro /timisoara.htm   (1142 words)

  
 Opera Hungarica - Opera history
History of Hungarian opera in a nutshell (HU)
History of theatre & opera in Hungary in the 1930's (HU)
History of the Open-Air Festival of Szeged in the 1930's (HU)
www.katalinszabo.com /OperaHungarica/history.htm   (289 words)

  
 History of Hungary
The History of the Carpathian Basin (- 10
The peasant forces suffered decisive defeat at the hands of the experienced and well-armed nobility, and after the uprising had been finally crushed, ruthless revenge was taken on the peasants.
This event was one of the tragic turning points in Hungarian history, and its efforts were felt for centuries to come.
impulzus.sch.bme.hu /info/hunhist.html   (12184 words)

  
 History of ISIM Timisoara
Along its history, the Administrative Board of the institute was presided by acad.
In the field of research in material joining processes there were accomplished studies on the welding behavior of low alloyed Romanian steels, research on the under-pressure cracking corrosion behavior, and development of certain welding and base materials resistant in hydrogen sulphide environment.
There were made systematic research on the cold, hot or reheated cracking mechanisms, and the necessary experimental installation was carried out.
www.isim.ro /istoric_eng.htm   (832 words)

  
 History of Romanians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the recorded history, the population north of the Danube (the Getae) was first mentioned by Herodotus, "the father of history" (the 4th century BC).
The country’s resources were abusively used to build absurdly giant projects devised by the dictator’s megalomania; this also contributed to a dramatic decline of the population’s living standard and the deepening of the regime’s crisis.
Under these circumstances, the spark of the revolt that was stirred in Timisoara on December 16, 1989 rapidly spread all over the country and in December 22 the dictatorship was overthrown owing to the sacrifice of over one thousand lives.
domino.kappa.ro /guvern/istoria-e.html   (5542 words)

  
 H-Net Review: Nicolae Harsanyi on Timisoara 16-22 decembrie 1989
In order to better understand the difficulties of writing the history of the Timisoara uprising, it should be pointed out that the Romanian government closed the borders on December 16, 1989, as soon as the demonstrations began in earnest.
The massive and orderly protest cannot be overlooked: there was no history of organized protest in communist Romania, so the discipline and vast resources of solidarity shown by the city of Timisoara took the government by surprise and instilled confidence in the demonstrators.
The "Timisoara Society" will go down in Romania's recent history for the "Timisoara Proclamation" it issued on March 11, 1990, which laid out the first coherent and comprehensive program for the country's transition to a democratic society.
www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=24034946456485   (2461 words)

  
 History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the paper published in 1983 by Prof.D.Sc.Theodor Neagu regarding the history of the Laboratory of Paleontology, this is explained: "for the Senate session of April 8th 1905, the Rector of the University, Prof.C.Dumitrescu-Iasi invited the Senate members and the professors of the Faculty of Sciences to debate the following day order: 1.
As student and disciple of the great Cob`lcescu, whose successor he was within the Department of Geology of the University of Iasi, and being a geologist, he was interested first of all by our land.
Starting from the principle that understanding the structure and the history of any territory can begin only with the identification and the characterization of its grounds, it was naturally that his attention was attracted by the stratigraphy and paleontology and finally to deal with the geography of our country.
www.gg.unibuc.ro /geoldept/history.html   (5607 words)

  
 Timisoara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
ity held dear by many Romanians, Timisoara was the spark of the Romanian anti-communist upheaval of 1989.
From 1552 Timisoara was held by the Turks until the Austrians took it in 1716.
Occupied by Serbia in 1919, the region of Timisoara turned to Romania following the Treaty of Trianon (1920).
students.missouri.edu /~romsa/destinations/html/timisoara.html   (208 words)

  
 History
Throughout our ninety-six year history we have been the center of German culture for north central Ohio.
The crescent moon is the symbol of Islam, representing the Turkish occupation of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Sue Clarkson has written a compelling and informative History of the Donauschwaben Migrants and Their Descendants (26 kilobyte text file).
www.liederkranz.org /history.htm   (593 words)

  
 History
The beginning of Romania's history is very long, interesting, but sometimes confusing because of all the invading tribes.
These projects were to ensure that Ceausescu's name would get into the history books, which he did, but not for his projects.
The Romanian revolution started in the winter of 1989 in the city of Timisoara.
www.wwequip.com /~mwhitney/history.htm   (1907 words)

  
 history
The Department of History was refounded in 1991, initially with a section in History – a foreign language (English, French, German, Latin) and in 1993, two more sections were added: History and Theology-History.
The curriculum comprises fundamental disciplines specific to the study of history: the history of Romania, universal history, the history of arts, the history of religions, archaeology, ethnology, auxiliary sciences, museum management, medieval studies, the history of the Byzanthium, the history of the European Union, national movements in Romanian provinces, etc.
The Department of History has been organizing local and national conferences, the papers presented being published in the volume Studies in the History of the Banat.
www.litere.uvt.ro /history.htm   (309 words)

  
 History of Romanians
At the time when the Daco-Roman ethno-cultural symbiosis was achieved and finalized in the 6-7th centuries by the formation of the Romanian people, in the 2-4th centuries, the Daco-Romans adopted Christianity in a Latin garb.
This is why, unlike the neighboring nations, which have established dates of Christianization (the Bulgarians - 865, the Serbs - 874, the Poles-966, the eastern Slavs - 988, the Hungarians - the year 1000), the Romanians do not have a fixed date of Christianization, as they were the first Christian nation in the region.
A specific trait of the Romanian’s history from the Middle Ages until the modern times is that they lived in three Principalities that were neighbors, but autonomous - Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania.
www.roembus.org /english/romanian_links/history_of_romanians.htm   (5696 words)

  
 timisoara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This past June (2000) I traveled to Timisoara, Romania to visit the Archives and do a few days research on the old church books from Warjasch and Knees to try and fill in some of the gaps in my family history.
For many a flight directly to Timisoara is the obvious way to get there.
Summers in Romania can be very hot, and being able to keep the windows closed can be advantageous.
www.geocities.com /ganglerj/timisoara.html   (288 words)

  
 Timisoara and the Banat with Transylvania Uncovered - Romania Travel Service - 2006 Holidays, quality hotels, ...
Timisoara ('Temesvar') has always been a progressive, cosmopolitan city,facing West rather than East, so it was no surprise that the spark of the1989 Revolution was ignited here.
The old cities of Timisoara, Arad and Oradea, formerly part of the 'Banat of Temesvár' are natural gateways to Transylvania, which may be approached either via the Iron Gate of Transylvania, the Crisul Repede Valley or the Mures Valley.
Timisoara" is a free publication often left in hotel foyers or rooms which lists services, entertainment, restaurants and events.
www.beyondtheforest.com /Pages/TS1.html   (2975 words)

  
 Baptist History
The Fundamentalist Takeover in the Southern Baptist Convention: A Brief History.
Apostacy: A Study in the Epistle to the Hebrews and in Baptist History.
A History of the Baptist Church in the United States.
www.mainstreambaptists.org /mbn1/baptist1.htm   (932 words)

  
 more Info about Timisoara / Temeswar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
There you have a small list of interesting links about Timisoara.
I am trying to make this list bigger, so if you know some other good sites on Timisoara please announce them.
a portal that covers a lot of information, from planes to history.
www.tmtours.ro /Timisoara-Links.htm   (74 words)

  
 Timisoara International Airport - Traian Vuia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
All the information you need to have a pleasant and safe flight.
The Timisoara International Airport - „Traian Vuia” has, at the moment, the biggest and most ambitious development program in its history.
Timisoara, the first city with electrical street lighting in Europe and the city who gave the start for the anticommunist revolution from December 1989, is also a place where fun and good spirit have their reserved places.
www.aerotim.ro /en/index.php   (89 words)

  
 UM Timisoara fc, soccer, football, club, team, photos, pictures, wallpapers, official site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
UM Timisoara fc, soccer, football, club, team, photos, pictures, wallpapers, official site
UM TIMISOARA (ROMANIA) - history, football club, photos, songs & information
UM TIMISOARA (ROMANIA) (official site) - pictures, wallpapers, soccer team & coach
www.wsoccer.com /teams/romania/um-timisoara.htm   (35 words)

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