Intersectie Calea Sagului cu Liviu Rebreanu - panoramio

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 (; ) 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 periurban area of Timișoa ...

. 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 eight and ten floors were built, which had a propagandistic role, suggesting the greatness of

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. A total of 12,582 apartments were built for 44,000 people in Șagului and surrounding areas ( Dâmbovița, Steaua, etc.). 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.

Transport

Șagului is crossed by

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leading to

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, county roads 591 (towards

Cenei Cenei (; ; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bobda and Cenei (commune seat). It also included Checea until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. History Cenei is one of the oldest se ...

) and 595 (via Chișoda and

Giroc Giroc (; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Chișoda and Giroc (commune seat). It is located near Timișoara, south of the city. Location Giroc is a suburban commune of Timișoara, located three kilometers ...

), as well as by CFR lines 918 (Timișoara–Buziaș–Lugoj) and 922 (Timișoara–Stamora Moravița), which connect Timișoara with the commune of Șag and Serbia and provides the area with easy access to the city center and all the districts of Timișoara. At the same time, Timișoara Sud bypass crosses the southern edge of the district, connecting DN59 with DN6 towards

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. Is is the best served area in Timișoara by means of public transport: tram lines 2, 7 and 9; buses 3, 32, 33, 33b, E1, E7 and E8, trolleybuses 11, 13, 14 and 18; metropolitan lines M11, M14, M36, M37, M46 and M51; as well as the

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line on the banks of the

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 ...

References

Districts of Timișoara {{Timiș-geo-stub