West
Vest is a development region in Romania 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Region with 1,830,000 residents
- Description: development region of Romania
- Also known as: “Vest” and “Vest (development region)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mitropolitan Orthodox Cathedral and St. George’s Cathedral.
Mitropolitan Orthodox Cathedral
Church
Photo: Miomir Magdevski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Orthodox Cathedral, also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Romanian Orthodox church in Timișoara. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishopric of Timișoara and the Metropolis of Banat.
St. George’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The St. George Cathedral, colloquially known as the Roman Catholic Dome, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timișoara and one of the city's landmarks.
Banat Village Museum
Museum
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Banat Village Museum is an open-air ethnographic museum in northeastern Timișoara, at the edge of the Green Forest. Spread over an area of 17 ha, the museum is designed as a traditional Banat village and includes peasant households belonging to various ethnic groups in Banat, buildings with social function of the traditional village, folk art installations and workshops.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timișoara and Dumbrăvița.
Timișoara
Timișoara is a university city and industrial centre in western Romania, with a multicultural heritage due to its location in the Banat region and a history of ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity.
Dumbrăvița
Village
Photo: Dan Mihai Pitea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbrăvița is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Dumbrăvița. One of the most developed and rich communes in Romania, Dumbrăvița has become in recent years a suburb of Timișoara.
Giroc
Village
Photo: Flominator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giroc is a village, which is situated 8 km south of West.
West
- Category: development region of Romania
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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-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”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crişana and Colonia Kende.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Statuia Sfânta Treime Timişoara and Casa Contelui Mercy Timişoara.
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