Piata Unirii is the oldest square in Timisoara, in a superb baroque style. It was first called Piata Losonczy, after Stefan Losonczy who was killed by the Turkish army in 1552, when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. The name we use today was given after 1919, because the piazza was the destination of Romanian armies entering the city after the union with Romania.
Archive for the ‘about Timisoara’ Category
Piata Unirii (Union Square) – The Heart of Timisoara
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Timisoara-the city of the 13 bridges
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
As far as history takes us
The first attestations of bridges in the Timisoara Fortress, date from the XIVth century, when Charles Robert of Anjou built a fort with several bridges. During the Turkish occupation, the fortress was surrounded by walls that had five gates with moving bridges, which locals have burned when they were attacked by Prince Eugen of Savoy.
On a map of the city picturing Begheiului bridges across arms and over marshes from 1716, the longest bridge has 500 hinders. During the Austrian occupation, numerous bridges were raised. They were made by wood, brick or stone.
