Giroc
Giroc is a village in Giroc, Timiș County and has about 2,120 residents. Giroc is situated nearby to the suburb Planetelor, as well as near the village Chișoda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 2,120 residents
- Description: village in Timiș County, Romania
- Also known as: “Gjirok”, “Gyirok”, and “Gyürök”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Timișoara South railway station.
Timișoara South railway station
Railway station
Photo: Renardo la vulpo, CC0.
Timișoara South railway station is a station located in Fratelia district of Timișoara. Crossed by the CFR Lines 922 and 918, the station is transited daily by 27 trains operated by Regio Călători and CFR Călători. Timișoara South railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of Giroc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Girocului and Elisabetin.
Girocului
Suburb
Girocului, also known as Martirilor, is a district in southern Timișoara. It was built between 1970 and 1985, as a consequence of the urban systematization carried out by the Communist Party, which aimed at increasing the population of Timișoara. Girocului is situated 4½ km north of Giroc.
Elisabetin
Suburb
Elisabetin is a historic district of Timișoara. It is noted for the vast reserve of 1900s-style architecture and the multitude of parks. Also here is the university area of the city with the related buildings, many of which have historical value. Elisabetin is situated 5 km north of Giroc.
Freidorf
Suburb
Photo: ABBAfan, Public domain.
Freidorf was one of the first German settlements in Temes County in the Banat, Kingdom of Hungary. In 1920, it became part of Romania; since 1950 it is a district of the city of Timișoara, located on the southwest outskirts of the city. Freidorf is situated 6 km northwest of Giroc.
Giroc
- Categories: seat of the local council and locality
- Location: Giroc, Timiș County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.69418° or 45° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
21.23585° or 21° 14′ 9″ eastPopulation
2,120Elevation
87 metres (285 feet)Open location code
8GQ3M6VP+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 34088300OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
677160Wikidata ID
Q1030603
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Volapük—“Giroc” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Giroc”
- Chechen: “Джирок”
- Dutch: “Giroc”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جيروك”
- Esperanto: “Giroc”
- Esperanto: “Girock”
- Esperanto: “Gyüreg”
- French: “Giroc”
- German: “Girock”
- Hungarian: “Gyüreg”
- Irish: “Giroc”
- Italian: “Giroc”
- Portuguese: “Giroc”
- Romanian: “Comuna Giroc, Timiş”
- Romanian: “Giroc, timiş”
- Romanian: “Giroc, Timiş”
- Romanian: “Giroc, timiș”
- Romanian: “Giroc, Timiș”
- Romanian: “Giroc”
- Serbian: “Ђирок”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Giroc, Giroc”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Giroc”
- Tatar: “Джирок”
- Ukrainian: “Джирок (Джирок, Тіміш)”
- Ukrainian: “Джирок (Тіміш)”
- Ukrainian: “Джирок”
- Vietnamese: “Giroc”
- Volapük: “Giroc”
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