Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural centre in Western Romania. Located on the Bega River, Timișoara is considered the informal capital city of the historical Banat region. From 1848 to 1860 it was the capital of the Serbian Vojvodina and the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar. With 250,849 inhabitants at the 2021 census, Timișoara is the country's fifth most populous city. It is home to around 400,000 inhabitants in its metropolitan area, while the Timișoara–Arad metropolis concentrates more than 70% of the population of Timiș and Arad counties. Timișoara is a multicultural city, home to 21 ethnic groups and 18 religious denominations. Historically, the most numerous were the Swabian Germans, Jews and Hungarians, who still make up 6% of the population here.
The Iosefin Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Gheorghe Pop de Băsești Street, in the Iosefin district of Timișoara, Romania. The synagogue was completed in 1895 in an eclectic architectural style, and it is one of the three large synagogues in the city, and the last still functioning.
The Fabric Water Tower is an industrial monument in Timișoara, Romania. It was one of the sources of water supply in Timișoara at the beginning of the 20th century. It is classified as a national heritage site with LMI code TM-II-m-A-06122.
The Iosefin Water Tower is an industrial monument in Timișoara, Romania. It was one of the sources of water supply in Timișoara at the beginning of the 20th century. It is classified as a national heritage site with LMI code TM-II-m-A-06152.
Virgin Mary Monument is located in Timișoara's St. Mary Square and it has been there since 1906, when it was built on an older statue of Virgin Mary. The legend goes that György Dózsa has been executed there. The monument is a romanesque style canopy set on six pillars, under which lies the statue of Mary, carved in Carrara marble. The monument is part of the old Iosefin district, inscribed in the list of historical monuments with the code TM-II-s-B-06098.
The Military Casino, one of the oldest buildings of Timișoara, is situated on the west side of the city's Liberty Square. Its construction began in 1744 and was completed in 1775. The building eventually became a casino, although it did not start as one. At present it is listed as a historical monument with the LMI code TM-II-m-A-06143.
The Victory Square, known until 1990 as the Opera Square, is the central square of Timișoara. It is the place where Timișoara was proclaimed on 20 December 1989 the first city free of communism in Romania. It was a main boulevard, transformed into a square after the closure of the southern side by the construction of the Metropolitan Cathedral. The opposite poles of the square consist of the Opera to the north and the Metropolitan Cathedral to the south. From the Opera to the Cathedral the promenade on the right is called Corso, and the one on the left is called Surogat. Both have protected architectural ensembles of local historical importance.
Liberty Square, formerly known as Parade Square or Prince Eugene Square, is an urban square in Timișoara. It is the second-oldest square of the former fortress of Timișoara. It got its current name during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848–1849 when Timișoara withstood a siege by Hungarian revolutionaries. Liberty Square houses some of the oldest buildings in Timișoara: the Garrison Command, the former Chancellery of War, the Old City Hall and the Military Casino.
St. George Square is a small urban square in the historic center of Timișoara. The place was known in the past as Seminary Square; there was first a Catholic church, which later became a mosque during the Ottoman occupation, and after the installation of the Austrian administration the building was handed over to the Jesuits who opened a new church, dedicated to St. George. Surrounded by imposing buildings, the square has long been the spiritual, financial and cultural center of the fortress of Timișoara.
The Alexandru Mocioni Square is a triangular square in Timișoara. It was named after politician Alexandru Mocioni (1841–1909), who at that time represented the Romanian minority in the Hungarian Parliament. The square is located in the Iosefin district, on the border with the Elisabetin district. The square is dominated by the Church of the Nativity, an Orthodox church completed in 1936.
Pleven Square is a square located in the Elisabetin district of Timișoara, Romania. It is part of the urban site Old Iosefin, classified as a historic monument.
Capitoline Wolf is a statue located in Timișoara's Victory Square, between the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Palace of Culture. Copy of the famous Capitoline Wolf, the statue was donated by the municipality of Rome in 1926 as a symbol of Latinity that unites the Romanian and Italian peoples. The statue depicts the legend of the founders of Rome, the brothers Romulus and Remus, suckled by a she-wolf. The statue is inscribed in the list of historical monuments with the code TM-III-m-B-06314.
The St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument, often shortened as Statue of St. John of Nepomuk, is a Romanian Baroque monument in Timișoara's Liberty Square. It is one of the two plague columns built in Timișoara after the Great Plague of 1738; the other is located in the neighboring Union Square. It is inscribed in the list of historical monuments with the code TM-III-m-A-06306.
Constantin Diaconovici Loga National College is one of the most prestigious high schools in Timișoara. It is named after Romanian educator Constantin Diaconovici Loga (1770–1850). Before the establishment of the communist regime in Romania, the Boys' High School functioned in the building. At the 2024 evaluation of Romanian secondary schools, the college came in 16th place, with a score of 9.39/10.
The Church of the Nativity of Mary is a Roman Catholic church in the Iosefin district of Timișoara. It was built between 1772 and 1774 in Baroque style.
Elisabetin Reformed Church is a Hungarian Reformed church in the Elisabetin district of Timișoara.
The Iosefin Fire Station is a historical monument in Timișoara, Romania, designed by Hungarian architect László Székely in the so-called "1900s style". It was built in the Iosefin district, near the old fire station, on the site of the old watchtower. It is currently the headquarters of Timișoara Fire Department 2.
The Water Palace is a historical monument in Timișoara, Romania. It is located at the entrance from the city center to the Iosefin district. Built in 1901 for the Timiș–Bega Hydro-improvement Company, between 1948 and 2007 it also housed the Timișoara CFR Regional. It currently belongs again to the Banat Water Basin Administration.
Ion I. C. Brătianu Square, formerly known as Dr. N. Russel Square, is an urban square in the Cetate district of Timișoara, Romania. It is named after the former Romanian prime minister Ion I. C. Brătianu (1864–1927).
The Marschall Palace, nicknamed the Palace with Butterflies by locals, is a historical monument building in Timișoara, Romania, located at the entrance from the city center to the Elisabetin district, opposite the Water Palace.
