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Timișoara is a multicultural city, home to 21 ethnic groups and 18 religious denominations. [13] Historically, the most numerous were the Swabian Germans, Jews and Hungarians, who still make up 6% of the population in Timișoara. [14]
Timișoara Astronomical Observatory is a research institute in Timișoara, Romania, founded on 7 December 1962 by Ioan Curea . [1] The scientific activity is coordinated by the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy , and the administrative activity by the local branch of the Romanian Academy .
The absolute maximum temperature (42 °C) was recorded in Banloc (24 July 2007), and the absolute minimum temperature (–35.3 °C) in Timișoara (29 January 1963). [ 15 ] : 55 The average multiannual precipitation amounts to increasing quantities from west to east, i.e. 569 mm in Jimbolia, 620.6 mm in Timișoara, 734 mm in Făget and over ...
Orțișoara is located in the northern part of Timiș County, about 24 km (15 mi) from Timișoara. The commune's area falls within the Piedmont Plain of Vinga, part of the Tisa Plain. This high plain, fragmented by piedmont valleys and numerous crevices, allows the subdivision of the area into three sectors: [2]
The Green Forest is located in the northeastern part of Timișoara and its surface, measuring about 737 ha, is divided into 78 plots more or less square-shaped. [10] The forest is crossed on a length of 2.6 km by Behela (tributary of the Bega River), which feeds, before entering the forest, the Dumbrăvița artificial lake, a place of leisure for tourists and fishermen.
The total area on which the Timișoara metropolitan area extends is 1,079.54 km 2 – of which 129.27 km 2 represent the administrative territory of Timișoara, and 950.27 km 2 the area of influence of the city – occupying about 3.4% of the West development region and about 12.5% of Timiș County.
63 meters long and 32 meters wide, [9] the cathedral owes its monumentality to the height of its middle dome – the dome of the Pantocrator (the Almighty). 52 meters high on the inside and 83 meters high on the outside, the middle dome is surmounted by a 7-meter-high cross and sustained by 10 decorative chains and golden buckles. [9]
Constantin Jude Sports Hall (Romanian: Sala Sporturilor „Constantin Jude”) is an indoor arena in Timișoara, formerly known as Olimpia Hall (Romanian: Sala Olimpia). It was designed by architect Sorin Gavra in 1968. [1] It is used as a base for local basketball, handball, volleyball and futsal teams. [1]