St. Catherine Church, Timișoara

St. Catherine Church is a Roman Catholic church on János Bolyai Street in the Cetate district of . The church currently serves the Slovak Catholic community in Timișoara.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: heritage site in Timiș County, Romania
  • Also known as: Biserica Sfânta Ecaterina” and “Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church in Timișoara
  • Address: Strada Bolyai János 4, Timișoara

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Banat and Timișoara Palace of Culture.

Museum
The National is a in , , headquartered in Huniade Castle. It was founded in 1872 by the Society of History and Archeology of Banat on the initiative of the prefect of the then Temes County Zsigmond Ormós. is situated 160 metres southwest of St. Catherine Church, Timișoara.

Theater building
The Palace of Culture is an emblematic building in , . It hosts a number of cultural institutions, including the , the Mihai Eminescu National Theatre, the Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre and the German State Theatre. is situated 180 metres west of St. Catherine Church, Timișoara.

Library
is a public library in , subordinated to the Timiș County Council. Founded in 1904, the library offers its readers about 750,000 publications – books, periodicals and other graphic and audio-visual documents – in Romanian and in foreign languages. is situated 140 metres north of St. Catherine Church, Timișoara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elisabetin and Aradului.

Suburb
is a historic district of . 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.

Suburb
is a district in northern . Its name comes from the homonymous road that connects Timișoara to . Calea divides the district into two: Vest and Est.

Suburb
, also known as Martirilor, is a district in southern . 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.

St. Catherine Church, Timișoara

Latitude
45.75411° or 45° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
21.22844° or 21° 13′ 42″ east
Open location code
8GQ3Q63H+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194401979
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1736092
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In Other Languages

From German to Romanian—“St. Catherine Church, Timișoara” goes by many names.
  • German: Katharinenkirche
  • Hungarian: Alexandriai Szent Katalin-templom
  • Hungarian: Belvárosi plébániatemplom
  • Hungarian: Szent Katalin-templom
  • Polish: Kościół św. Katarzyny w Timișoarze
  • Romanian: Biserica romano-catolică „Sf. Ecaterina”
  • Romanian: Biserica Sfânta Ecaterina din Timișoara

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Highlights include Galeria Brăteanu and Piața Iancu Huniade.

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