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Virgin Mary Monument, Timișoara
Virgin Mary Monument is located in Timișoara's St. Mary Square, Timișoara, St. Mary Square and it has been there since 1906, when it was built on an older statue of Virgin Mary. The legend goes that György Dózsa has been executed there. The monument is a Romanesque architecture, romanesque style canopy set on six pillars, under which lies the statue of Mary, carved in Carrara marble. The monument is part of the old Iosefin district, inscribed in the list of monumente istorice in Romania, list of historical monuments with the code TM-II-s-B-06098. History In 1514 there was a revolt against the nobility led by the Szekler György Dózsa. The serfs were forbidden to enlist in the crusader army, as leaving the lands would have severely affected the Hungarian nobility. Thus, they revolted. However, György Dózsa's peasant army was defeated at the gates of the Timișoara Fortress and he was captured. Dózsa was burned alive, sitting on a reddened throne and wearing a hot iron crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timișoara
Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is considered the informal capital city of the historical Banat region. From 1848 to 1860 it was the capital of the Serbian Vojvodina and the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar. With 250,849 inhabitants at the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, Timișoara is the country's List of cities and towns in Romania, fifth most populous city. It is home to around 400,000 inhabitants in its Timișoara metropolitan area, metropolitan area, while the Timișoara–Arad metropolis concentrates more than 70% of the population of Timiș and Arad County, Arad counties. Timișoara is a multicultural city, home to 21 ethnic groups and 18 religious denominations. Historically, the most numerous were the Banat Swabians, Swabian Germans, Jews and Hungarians, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
