West

Vest is a development region in created in 1998. As with the other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers. Its primary functions are coordinating regional development projects and managing funds from the European Union.
  • Region with 1,830,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 88 metres (289 feet)
  • Description: development region of Romania
  • Also known as
    “Vest”
    “Vest (development region)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mitropolitan Orthodox Cathedral and St. George’s Cathedral.
The Orthodox Cathedral, also known as the Metropolitan…
The St. George Cathedral, colloquially known as the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Timișoara and Dumbrăvița.
is a university city and industrial centre…
is a village, which is situated 8 km south of West.

West

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Latitude
45.7616° or 45° 45′ 42″ north
Longitude
21.2299° or 21° 13′ 48″ east
Open location code
8GQ3Q66H+MX
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“West” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Vest”
  • Belarusian: “Заходні рэгіён развіцця Румыніі”
  • Belarusian: “Заходні рэгіён разьвіцьця Румыніі”
  • Chinese: “西部發展地區”
  • Dutch: “Vest”
  • French: “région de développement Ouest”
  • French: “Région de développement Ouest”
  • German: “Westrumänien”
  • Greek: “Δυτική περιφέρεια Ρουμανίας”
  • Hungarian: “Nyugat-Románia”
  • Hungarian: “Nyugat-romániai fejlesztési régió”
  • Ido: “Developo-regiono Westo”
  • Italian: “Regione di sviluppo Vest”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Utviklingsregion Vest”
  • Polish: “Region Zachodni”
  • Romanian: “regiunea de dezvoltare Vest”
  • Romanian: “Regiunea de dezvoltare Vest”
  • Romanian: “Vest”
  • Russian: “Западный регион развития Румынии”
  • Spanish: “Vest (Región de desarrollo)”
  • Spanish: “Vest”
  • Turkish: “Vest”
  • Urdu: “مغربی”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Statuia Sfânta Treime Timişoara and Casa Contelui Mercy Timişoara.

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