Șagului is one of the largest and most populated districts of

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. It is located in the southern part of the city, being crossed by the homonymous road (Calea Șagului) that connects the city with

Șag Șag ( hu, Temesság; german: Schag) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Șag; Parța village broke off as a separate commune in 2004. Geography Șag is a plain commune, located in the Banat Plain, in the p ...

. Șagului is considered the first neighborhood of

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in the city, created for labor migration produced when the communist regime decided to accelerate

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. Along the road, in the 1960s, collective houses of Soviet architecture with 8 and 10 floors were built, which had a propagandistic role, suggesting the greatness of

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. At the exit from the city, on Calea Șagului, an industrial area with production halls was developed. There are also several

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s and

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s of major car manufacturers.

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Districts of Timișoara {{Timiș-geo-stub