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Lugoj
Lugoj (; ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș, Timiș River divides the city into two halves: the "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank, and the "German Lugoj" on the left bank. The city administers two villages, Măguri and Tapia. Etymology The origin of the toponym ''Lugoj'' has generated a series of controversies over time. claims that it derives from the Latin language, Latin word "lucus" (grove, small forest). Iorgu Iordan, in his ''Romanian Toponymy'', accepts the origin of the name from the Slavic prefix "lug-" or "luh-" (swamp forest) and the Hungarian suffix "-os". However, linguist Simion Dănilă claims that the name of the city has its origin in the word "logos," a Banat doublet for "rogoz" (sedge, a hydrophilous plant). All these hypotheses refer to the swampy areas that once surrounded the city. Geography Lugoj is located in southwestern Romania, in central-eastern Timiș County, in the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timiș County
Timiș () is a county (''județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical regions of Romania, historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. The county is also part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name The name of the county comes from the Timiș (river), Timiș River, known in Roman antiquity as ''Tibisis'' or ''Tibiscus''. According to Lajos Kiss' etymological dictionary, the name of the river probably comes from the Dacian language: ''thibh-isjo'' ("marshy"). In Hungarian language, Hungarian, Timiș County is known as ''Temes megye'', in German language, German as ''Kreis Temesch'', in Serbian language, Serbian as Тамишки округ/''Tamiški okrug'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Тімішський повіт, and in Banat Bulgarian dialect, Banat Bulgarian as ''okrug Timiš''. Geography Timiș is the lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dormition Of The Theotokos Church, Lugoj
The Dormition of the Theotokos Church (), also known locally as the Two-Towered Church, is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 2 Victory Square, Lugoj, Romania. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. One of the most imposing Baroque constructions in Banat, the church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture. History The church was built in Baroque style from 1759 to 1766. Its ''ktetor'' was Gavriil Gureanu (or Gavrilă Gurean), an ''obor-knez'' of the Banat of Temeswar. His portrait is painted on the eastern wall of the nave. The church was consecrated by Bishop Ioan Georgevici. His successor, Bishop Iosif Ioanovici, coming to Lugoj on a canonical visit, found a lack of proportion between the body of the church and the towers, which he considered too short, proposing that they be raised to an appropriate height. Architecture The church has a length of 42 meters, a width of 21 meters, and the height up to the vaults of the dome (so without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banat
Banat ( , ; ; ; ) is a geographical and Historical regions of Central Europe, historical region located in the Pannonian Basin that straddles Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. It is divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of Timiș County, Timiș, Caraș-Severin County, Caraș-Severin, Arad County, Arad south of the Mureș (river), Mureș river, and the western part of Mehedinți County, Mehedinți); the western part of Banat is in northeastern Serbia (mostly included in Vojvodina, except for a small part included in the Belgrade, Belgrade Region); and a small northern part lies within southeastern Hungary (Csongrád-Csanád County). The region's historical ethnic diversity was severely affected by the events of World War II. Today, Banat is mostly populated by ethnic Romanians, Serbs and Hungarians, but small populations of other ethnic groups also live in the region. Nearly all are citizens of either Serbia, Romania or H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bârna
Bârna (; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bârna (commune seat), Botești, Botinești, Drinova, Jurești, Pogănești and Sărăzani. Geography Located in the Săraz Valley, surrounded by forests, with villages located some on hills, others along the water, Bârna is one of the communes in the east of Timiș County and borders Fârdea to the east, Lugoj to the west, Traian Vuia to the north and Criciova and Nădrag to the south. Bârna is crossed by several streams, the most important being Săraz, Verdea, Finodia and Scăioasa. History Bârna The first recorded mention of Bârna dates from 1514, when it belonged to the family of George of Brandenburg-Ansbach, heir of the Hunyadis. Most likely, Bârna was also owned by the Hunyadi family, as well as the other villages in the district of Bujor, as it was called then. The village was part of Timiș County, sometimes of Hunedoara County, and from the Middle Ages it was permanen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timiș River
The Timiș or Tamiš (, , , ) is a river that flows through the Banat region of Romania and Serbia and joins the Danube near Pančevo, in northern Serbia. Due to its position in the region, it has been labeled as the "spine of the Banat". Name In antiquity, the river was known as ''Tibiscus'' (in Latin) and ''Tibisis'' (Θίβισις in ancient Greek), and as ''Timisis'' in De Administrando Imperio; in addition, Edward Gibbon referred to it as the ''Teyss''. ''The Romans, who traversed the plains of Hungary, suppose that they passed several navigable rivers, either in canoes or portable boats; but there is reason to suspect that the winding stream of the Teyss, or Tibiscus, might present itself in different places under different names.'' Geography The drainage area covers , of which in Romania. With the Danube, the Timis belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin. The river flows through Romania for , and through Serbia. Its average discharge at the mouth is . The sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Vlad Delamarina, Timiș
Victor Vlad Delamarina (until 1972 Satu Mic; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Herendești, Honorici, Pădureni, Petroasa Mare, Pini, Victor Vlad Delamarina (commune seat) and Visag. The commune is the birthplace of poet Victor Vlad Delamarina (1870–1896). Name Geography Victor Vlad Delamarina is located in the east of Timiș County, on the border with Caraș-Severin County, from Timișoara and from Lugoj, the nearest city. The dominant form of relief is the plain-hill. The climate of the area belongs to the temperate continental type, with the most favorable climatic conditions for the development of agriculture. The summers are quite warm (average temperature of in July), and the winters are not too severe. The rains, on the other hand, are quite heavy (over per year). The vegetation is characteristic of the forest-steppe. Fir, spruce and beech forests predominate. The plain area is used for various crops such as wheat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavojdia
Gavojdia (often spelled Găvojdia; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gavojdia (commune seat), Jena, Lugojel and Sălbăgel. Etymology The name ''Gavojdia'' has its origin in the Latin ''quvae'' which means "hills" and ''sideo'' which means "settlement", which would translate as "settlement between hills". There is another theory according to which ''Gavojdia'' has its origin in the Slavic ''gvojd'' which means "iron" and ''gvojde'' which means "blacksmith", since there were many blacksmiths serving the interests of landowners and those who traveled by stagecoach here. Hungarian ethnologists claimed that the origin of the word ''Gavojdia'' came from ''kő'' which means "stone" and ''köves'' which means "stony". Geography Gavojdia is located in the southeast of Timiș County, in the Lugoj Plain. It covers an area of , most of which is arable land, the rest being pastures, hayfields, vineyards, orchards and others. Gavojdia is crossed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cernabora
The Cernabora (also: ''Scăiuș'') is a left tributary of the Timiș in Romania. It flows into the Timiș near the city Lugoj Lugoj (; ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș, Timiș River divides the city into two halves: the "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank, and the "German Lugoj" on the left bank. Th .... Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Caraș-Severin County Rivers of Timiș County {{Timiș-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boldur
Boldur (; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Boldur (commune seat), Jabăr, Ohaba-Forgaci and Sinersig. History The first recorded mention of Boldur dates from 1290, being mentioned in a Hungarian diploma with the name ''Bulder''. In the Middle Ages the name changed, but kept the same root: ''Boudor'' (1368), ''Boldur'' (1371), ''Boldor'' (1416), ''Boldur'' (1597), etc. At the end of the 16th century, it was part of the commune of Belinț and belonged to Transylvania. From 1690 to 1700 it is definitely called ''Boldur''. Around 1739 there were colonizations with Romanians from Oltenia (''bufeni''), against the background of the Austro-Turkish War, which caused the emigration of many families to Banat. In the past, the hearth of the village was on the site of the former cemetery. After the settlement of Oltenians here, Boldur was divided into two areas: that of the ''frătuți'' (natives) and that of the ''bufeni'' (Oltenians), from which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poiana Ruscă Mountains
The Poiana Ruscă Mountains (part of the Western Carpathians) are a Carpathian mountain range in western Romania. The mountains are situated roughly south of the Mureș River, northeast of the Timiș River, and west of the Strei River. The Bega River emerges from these mountains. The nearest large towns are Lugoj, Hunedoara, and Caransebeș. The Poiana Ruscă Mountains cover an area of about , having mean altitudes from . The highest summit is the , at . Mining The mountains contain resources such as magnetite, iron, thorium and lead, and as such are the site of many mines. In the nineteenth century, the mountains were also centers of gold, silver Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ..., and salt mining and production. However, after 1990 some mines were closed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coșteiu
Coșteiu (; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Coșteiu (commune seat), Hezeriș, Păru, Țipari and Valea Lungă Română. It is located on the right bank of the Timiș River, downstream from Lugoj. History The first recorded mention of Coșteiu dates from 1597. The settlement was formed around a medieval castle known as ''Kastély'', from which its name is derived (in Hungarian ''kastély'' means "castle"). On the '' Josephinische Landesaufnahme'' of 1717, it was listed under the name ''Gustik''. Today's village was formed by merging three hamlets after 1945: Coșteiu Mare (), Coșteiu Mic () and Sâlha (). The Bega Canal played an important role in the history of Coșteiu. Work on the canal began in 1728. To regularize Bega, Dutch engineer built a dam near Coșteiu between 1759 and 1760. It was rebuilt in 1860 after the catastrophic floods of the previous year. Demographics Coșteiu had a population of 3,635 inhabitants at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
