Iosefin

Coordinates: 45°44′39.5″N 21°12′27.2″E / 45.744306°N 21.207556°E / 45.744306; 21.207556
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Iosefin
Józsefváros (Hungarian)
Josephstadt (German)
District of Timișoara
General Ion Dragalina Boulevard in Iosefin
General Ion Dragalina Boulevard in Iosefin
Etymology: Emperor Joseph II
Coordinates: 45°44′39.5″N 21°12′27.2″E / 45.744306°N 21.207556°E / 45.744306; 21.207556
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
CityTimișoara
Established1744
Area
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 • Total4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi)

Iosefin (

Joseph II, during whose reign it was founded. Unlike most of the other Timișoara districts, the historic Iosefin is not divided into further districts or residential areas. However, mostly in the 1970s, numerous new development areas with their own names (but without an administrative function) emerged on the southern edge of Iosefin. They are called Dâmbovița, Șagului Vest I, Șagului Vest II and Steaua. Iosefin is twinned with Vienna's Josefstadt and Budapest's Józsefváros.[3]

History

Until after 1716, the area of present-day Iosefin was not inhabited. There were no constructions here (except for the so-called "Roman

Joseph II, after his second visit to Timișoara (Joseph II first visited Timișoara in 1767).[7]

Iosefin had a rural aspect until the connection of Timișoara to the railway system of Central Europe in 1857, when the first railway station of the city was built north of this district.[5] In the area between Bega and the railway station, the construction of factories spurred in the second half of the 19th century. At that time, alcohol, tobacco, matches, hats, silk, butter, chains and machines, among others, were produced here.

Buildings and structures

Old Iosefin urban site

Apart from the Roman Catholic church, which was built between 1774 and 1775, all the buildings in Iosefin are built after 1868, most of them around 1900.

protected urban site of national importance.[9]

Places of worship

Palaces

  • Anchor Palace (1902)
  • Gemeinhardt Palace (1912)
  • Gudenus Palace (1913)
  • Csermák Twin Palaces (1912)
  • former Délvidéki Casino (1905)
  • Hochstrasser Palace (1914)
  • Miksa Palace (1912)
  • Pisică Palace (1912)
  • Schott Palace (1913)
  • Water Palace (1901)

Bridges

  • Heroes' Bridge
  • Iron Bridge
  • Labor Bridge
  • Stephen the Great Bridge
  • Trajan Bridge

References

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  1. ISBN 3-7995-2501-7
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  2. ^ "Iosefin". Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Arcanum.
  3. ^ a b "Iosefin". Heritage of Timișoara.
  4. ^ a b Junie, Aurelia; Opriș, Mihai (2011). "Zone construite protejate" (PDF). Primăria municipiului Timișoara.
  5. ^ a b c "Cartierele Iosefin, Elisabetin". Timisoara-Info.ro. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. ^ Delesega, Gyula (2018). Temesvári kalauz téridőben (PDF). Szórvány Alapítvány. p. 37.
  7. ISBN 978-9739244350
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  8. ISBN 978-973-1958-28-6
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  9. ^ "Lista monumentelor istorice" (PDF). Ministerul Culturii. 2015. p. 2477.
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