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TEMESVAR , the capital of the county of Temes, Hungary
on the navigable Bega canal and on the river $ega, and consists of the inner town, formerly strongly fortified, and of four out-lying suburbs. Several parks have been laid out on the site of the broad glacis which formerly separated Temesvar from its suburbs, which are now united with it by broad avenues. Temesvar is the seat of a Roman Catholic and a Greek Orthodox bishop. Amongst its, principal buildings are the Roman Catholic cathedral, built (173557) by Maria Theresa; the Greek Orthodox cathedral; a castle built by Hunyady Janos in 1442, now used as an arsenal; the town and county hall
Gothic
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Hungary
Temesvar is an old town, and although destroyed by the Tatars in 1242, it was a populous place at the beginning of the 14th century, and was strongly fortified by King Charles Robert of Anjou, who resided here several years. The Hunyady family had also their residence bere. In 1514 the peasant leader, Stephan Dozsa, was defeated by the Transylvanian voivod, John Zapolya, near Temesvar, captured and executed. Unsuccessfully besieged by the Turks in 1552, it was captured by them in the following year after a heroic resistance. It remained in their hands until 1716, when it was liberated by Prince Eugene
capital of the whole Banat. It endured another siege in 1849, when it resisted successfully the attacks of a Hungarian revolutionary army.End of Article: TEMESVAR If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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