Dicasterial Palace Medieval Agesĭuring the course of the the 10th century a prosperous medieval settlement began to develop. The former Dacian territory was subdued by Rome in 106A.D and a castrum (fortified camp) called Temesiensis was built where the city stands today. The area surrounding Timisoara has been occupied since the stone age. A view of the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral. The name Timisoara derives from the Hungarian name for the city Temesvár, where “vár” refers to a castle on the river Timiș (Temes). The rise of Nationalism in the 20th century along with the establishment of often ethnically inclined communist dictatorships has done much to change the demographic equation. The Banat has historically been one of the most multicultural regions of Europe, this being true while it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The Romanian Banat is flat, surrounded by arable farmland and gentle rivers.

The city is located in the Banat, a historical region of Hungary, today split between Hungary, Romania and Serbia. This was a city that was practically begging for me to discover it. I was invigorated to discover that Eugene had daringly entered the gates to Timisoara with great fanfare and, after liberating the town, established a brewery here. At Sarajevo, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna I learned of a dashing military officer named Eugene of Savoy, a friend and partner in war of the great British general John Churchill, who drove the Turks from most of the Balkans. Learning about the ethnic makeup of the town and the history of it, I wondered what was exactly it was about this small student city that projected it onto the international stage.Īs I got older, I visited the Balkans and Timisoara appeared to me once again, like a mirage. The revolution that brought him down started in this city, in large part due to the protests of a Hungarian priest. My interest in Timisoara, the westernmost city of Romania, was first peaked while I was watching a documentary on the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu, the brutal communist dictator of Romania.

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