Heroes’ Bridge, Timișoara

The Heroes' Bridge is located in the western Romanian city of Timisoara. It crosses the Bega River in the Iosefin district. Other names for the bridge are Podul Bem, Podul de la Elba, and Podul Pieței Iosefin in Romanian, as well as Püspök híd and Bem híd in Hungarian.

Type: Bridge
Description: footbridge
Also known as: “Heroes‘ Bridge, Timișoara”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iosefin Synagogue and General Ion Dragalina Bridge.

Iosefin Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Iosefin Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 55 Iuliu Maniu Boulevard, in the Iosefin district of Timișoara, Romania. Iosefin Synagogue is situated 290 metres southwest of Heroes’ Bridge, Timișoara.

General Ion Dragalina Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.

General Ion Dragalina Bridge, formerly Stephen the Great Bridge, is a bridge in the western Romanian city of Timișoara. It is located in the Iosefin district and crosses the Bega River. General Ion Dragalina Bridge is situated 200 metres northeast of Heroes’ Bridge, Timișoara.

Timișoara North railway station

Railway station

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timișoara North railway station is the main railway station in Timișoara and also the largest railway station in western Romania. With an average daily ridership of about 5,530 passengers, Timișoara North is one of the busiest railway stations in Romania. Timișoara North railway station is situated 500 metres north of Heroes’ Bridge, Timișoara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elisabetin and Girocului.

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.

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.

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 3 km southwest of Heroes’ Bridge, Timișoara.

Heroes’ Bridge, Timișoara

Categories: footbridge and transportation
Location: Timișoara, Timiș County, Banat, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

45.74662° or 45° 44′ 48″ north

Longitude

21.20742° or 21° 12′ 27″ east

Open location code

8GQ3P6W4+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 438497416

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q1548775

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In Other Languages

“Heroes’ Bridge, Timișoara” goes by many names.

German: “Podul Eroilor”

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