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Mary Bridge, Timișoara
Mary Bridge (), formerly Trajan Bridge and Hunyadi Bridge, is a bridge in the western Romanian city of Timișoara, crossing the Bega (Tisza), Bega River. It connects the Cetate, Timișoara, Cetate district with the Iosefin district. In the immediate vicinity are the Water Palace and the Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral. The bridge is 32.8 meters wide and 40 meters long. The tram tracks are seven meters wide and both sidewalks are two meters wide. Name The 1849 city map lists the bridge as the Great Bridge. Following the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it was initially named ''Losonczy híd'', after , the last defender of the Timișoara Fortress, local fortress before its Siege of Temesvár (1552), capture by the Ottoman Empire in 1552. The name was later changed to ''Hunyadi híd'' in honor of Hungarian statesman and military leader John Hunyadi. Similarly, the road connecting the inner city (Cetate, Timișoara, Cetate) and Iosefin was also named ''Hunyad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bega Canal
The Bega Canal or Begej Canal (; ) is a navigation canal of Romania and Serbia. It is the first navigation canal built on the present-day territory of Romania, and serves the city of Timișoara. Its name comes from the Bega river. It crosses the territory of Timiș County in western Romania and proceeds into the territory of Serbia, merging with Begej river near the village of Klek. History Construction of the canal was completed in 1754. During the 18th-19th centuries it was the main means of transporting goods in the area as it connected the town to the country's capitals: Budapest and Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. .... Nowadays it is used for amusement and sports. Gallery File:Bega Canal 1.jpg, The Bega Canal at night (1) File:Bega Canal 0.jpg, The Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |