Timisoara
(Hungarian: Temesvár,
German: Temeswar or
Temeschburg, Serbian:
Temišvar, Turkish:
Tamisvar) is a city
in western Romania,
in the Banat region,
Timis county, population
329,554 in 2000. All
of the variants of its
name derive from the
Timisel river, now known
as Bega after it was
rechannelled. An industrial
city with extensive
services, it was the
first European city
to be lit by electricity.
Timisoara is a multicultural
city with influential
minorities, mainly Germans,
Hungarians, and Serbs,
as well as Italians,
Palestinians and Greeks.
It was the birthplace
of Johnny Weissmuller
(an Olympic swimmer,
best known for his role
as Tarzan). Timisoara
was also visited by
Eiffel, the creator
of the Eiffel tower
in Paris built a foot
brige over Bega too. Timisoara Florist - Flowers timisoara
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