Timișoara
capital of the county of Timiș, Romania
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Summary
Timișoara is a municipality of Romania[1]. Timișoara ranks in the top 3% of municipality of romania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,477 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European Capital of Culture[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Timiș County[4]
- Country: Romania[5]
- Head of government: Dominic Fritz[6]
- Instance of: capital of county in Romania[7], big city[8], college town[9], port city[10], border city[11], administrative centre[12], economic region[13], tourist destination[14], cultural capital[15], border area[16], cross-border region[17], metropolitan area[18], conurbation[19]
- Capital: Timișoara[20]
- Named after: Timiș River[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Graz[22], Karlsruhe[23], Gera[24], Mulhouse[25], Rueil-Malmaison[26], Sassari[27], Faenza[28], Treviso[29], Palermo[30], Cancun[31], Trujillo[32], Novi Sad[33], Szeged[34], Nottingham[35]
- Postal code: 300001–300789[36]
- Part of: Timișoara metropolitan area[37], Timiș County[38], Vest[39], Banat[40], Macroregiunea Patru[41], Danube–Kris–Mureș–Tisza Euroregion[42], Schengen Area[43], Europe[44], European Union[45], Eurasia[46]
- Commons category: Timișoara[47]
- Licence plate code: TM[48]
- Local dialing code: 56[49]
- Inception: 1266[50]
- Significant event: Siege of Temesvár[51], Siege of Temeşvar[52]
- Official website: https://www.primariatm.ro/[53]
- Topic's main category: Category:Timișoara[54]
- Commons gallery: Timișoara[55]
- Email address: mailto:primariatm@primariatm.ro[56]
- Population: 319,279[57], 72,555[58]
Why It Matters
Timișoara has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Timișoara is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
FAQs
What awards did Timișoara receive?
Honors received include European Capital of Culture[3].