Banat
Timiș County
Timișoara

The Theresia Bastion

Theresia Bastion, named after the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, is the largest preserved piece of defensive wall of the Austrian-Hungarian fortress of Timișoara.
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Photo: Turbojet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: City walls
  • Description: heritage site in Timiș County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Bastionul Maria Therezia” and “Theresia Bastion”
  • Address: Strada Martin Luther 4

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. George’s Cathedral and Bega Shopping Center.

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. is situated 290 metres northwest of The Theresia Bastion.

Shopping center
is a in the historical area of owned by Bega Group. has six floors and a leasable area of 12,000 m2. is situated 290 metres southwest of The Theresia Bastion.

Museum
Photo: LuminitaM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 340 metres west of The Theresia Bastion.

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. is situated 2½ km south of The Theresia Bastion.

The Theresia Bastion

Latitude
45.75694° or 45° 45′ 25″ north
Longitude
21.23368° or 21° 14′ 1″ east
Open location code
8GQ3Q64M+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98090655
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­citywalls
Wiki­data ID
Q539936
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Romanian—“The Theresia Bastion” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Bastió de Theresia”
  • German: “Maria-Theresia-Bastion”
  • Hungarian: “Mária Terézia-bástya”
  • Romanian: “Bastionul Theresia”
  • Romanian: “Fragment fortificație”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Theresia Bastion”. Photo: Turbojet, CC BY-SA 4.0.