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With an estimated population of around 300,000 inhabitants Timişoara is the main economic and cultural center in Banat, in the western part of Romania and its third largest city. Recommended sightseeing/ main attractions: The city center largely consists of buildings from the Austro-Hungarian era but in the old city several historic areas can be found. Those are Cetate (Belváros in Hungarian, Innere Stadt in German), Iosefin (Józsefváros, Josephstadt), Elisabetin (Erzsébetváros, Elisabethstadt) and Fabric (Gyárváros, Fabrikstadt). Numerous bars, clubs and restaurants have opened in the old Baroque square (Unirii Square). Timişoara Orthodox Cathedral (Catedrala Ortodoxă) built between 1937 and 1940 it was dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs, Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. It has 11 towers, of which the central and the highest has a height of 96 meters. St. George's Cathedral The cathedral's foundation stone was put on 6th of August 1736. It was designed by Austrian  | | St. George's Cathedral |
architects and finished by two architects from Timişoara in 1774. The Dome was built in Austrian baroque style and is dedicated to Saint George, the dioceses patron saint. Huniade Castle (Castelul Huniazilor) the castle is the oldest monument of Timişoara, built between 1443 and 1447 by John Hunyadi over the old royal castle dating from the 14th century (built during the reign of Charles of Anjou). It currently houses the History Section and the Natural Sciencies Section of the Banat Museum. |