Giroc

Giroc is a commune in , . It is composed of two villages, Chișoda and Giroc. It is located near , south of the city.
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  • Type: commune of Romania with 22,300 residents
  • Description: commune in Timiș County, Romania
  • Also known as: 155314”, “Girock”, “Gyüreg”, and “Kirok

Places of Interest

Highlights include Timișoara South railway station and Shopping City Timișoara.

Railway station
is a station located in Fratelia district of . Crossed by the CFR Lines 922 and 918, the station is transited daily by 27 trains operated by Regio Călători and CFR Călători.

Shopping center
is a located in , . At the time of its completion, it was the second shopping mall in Timișoara. In the first year since its opening in 2016, had a traffic of over nine million visitors. is situated 3½ km northwest of Giroc.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Timișoara and Giroc.

is a university city and industrial centre in western , with a multicultural heritage due to its location in the region and a history of ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity.

Village
is a village.

Suburb
Photo: ABBAfan, Public domain.
was one of the first German settlements in Temes County in the , Kingdom of Hungary. In 1920, it became part of ; since 1950 it is a district of the city of , located on the southwest outskirts of the city. is situated 4½ km northwest of Giroc.

Giroc

Latitude
45.7002° or 45° 42′ 1″ north
Longitude
21.2264° or 21° 13′ 35″ east
Population
22,300
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
8GQ3P62G+3H
Geo­Names ID
677159
Wiki­data ID
Q5053631
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Giroc” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Giroc
  • Cebuano: Comuna Giroc
  • Chechen: Джирок (коммуна)
  • Chechen: Джирок
  • Chinese: Giroc
  • Chinese: 吉羅克鄉
  • Dutch: Giroc
  • Dutch: Girock
  • Dutch: Gyüreg
  • Dutch: Kirok
  • Esperanto: Giroc
  • Esperanto: Girock
  • Esperanto: Gyüreg
  • Esperanto: Kirok
  • French: Giroc
  • French: Girock
  • French: Gyüreg
  • French: Kirok
  • German: Giroc
  • German: Girock
  • German: Gyüreg
  • German: Kirok
  • Hungarian: Giroc
  • Hungarian: Girock
  • Hungarian: Gyüreg község
  • Hungarian: Gyüreg
  • Hungarian: Kirok
  • Irish: Giroc
  • Italian: Giroc
  • Italian: Girock
  • Italian: Gyüreg
  • Italian: Kirok
  • Malay: Giroc
  • Min Nan Chinese: Giroc
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Giroc
  • Portuguese: Giroc
  • Portuguese: Girock
  • Portuguese: Gyüreg
  • Portuguese: Kirok
  • Romanian: Comuna Giroc, Timiș
  • Romanian: Giroc
  • Romanian: Girock
  • Romanian: Gyüreg
  • Romanian: Kirok
  • Serbian: Општина Ђирок
  • Serbo-Croatian: Opština Giroc, Timiș
  • Spanish: Giroc
  • Spanish: Girock
  • Spanish: Gyüreg
  • Spanish: Kirok
  • Tatar: Джирок (коммуна)
  • Tatar: Джирок
  • Turkish: Giroc
  • Ukrainian: Джирок
  • Vietnamese: Giroc
  • Volapük: Giroc

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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