Timiş County

Romanian counties infobox
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Timiş (IPA2|'ti.miʃ, Hungarian: "Temes", Serbian: "Tamiš/Тамиш", Banat Bulgarian: "Timiš") is a county (judeţ) of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timişoara. It is the largest county in Romania.

The name of the county comes from the river Timiş, known in Roman antiquity as river "Tibisis" or "Tibiscus".

The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

Demographics

In 2000, it had a population of 684,506 and the population density was 79/km².

In 2006, it had a population of 685,901 and the population density was 79.8/km².

*Romanians - 83% [National Institute of Statistics, " [http://www.recensamant.ro/pagini/tabele/t40a.pdf "Populaţia după etnie"] "]
*Hungarians - 7.5%
*Roma (Gypsies) - 2,5%
*Germans - 2%
*Serbs - 2%
*Ukrainians - 1%
*Banat Bulgarians, others - under 2%

Geography

This county has a total area of 8,697 km² (3,6% of Romania). It is the largest county in Romania.

In the eastern extremity are the Poiana Ruscăi Mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. Elevations decrease to the west, passing through the Lipova Hills to the Western Romanian Plain, the eastern part of the Pannonian Plain.

The county is crossed by many rivers, the most important being the Bega River and the Timiş River.

Neighbours

* Hunedoara County to the east.
* Hungary to the northwest - Csongrád County.
* Arad County to the north.
* Caraş-Severin County to the south.
* Serbia to the southwest - Vojvodina Autonomous Province - North Banat District and Central Banat District.

Economy

Timiş County has one of the most dynamic economies in Romania, being a region with among the highest ratings of foreign investment due to its tradition and its position.

The predominant industries in the county are:
* Mechanical manufacturing
* Food
* Chemicals
* Textiles
* Electronic components
* Wood

Tourism

The main tourist attractions in the county are:
* The city of Timişoara.
* Buziaş Resort.
* Castles at Banloc and Carani.
* The area around Făget.

There are also a lot of places for hunting and fishing.

People

* Ana Blandiana
* Bela Lugosi
* Lavinia Milosovici
* Traian Vuia
* Johnny Weissmuller
* Tiberiu Brediceanu
* Iosif Constantin Dragan
* Bela Bartok
* Dositej Obradovic
* Nikolaus Lenau

Administrative divisions

The county has 2 municipalities, 8 towns and 85 communes.

Municipalities

* Timişoara - capital city; population: 305,977 as of 2004
* Lugoj - 46,189

Towns

* Sânnicolau Mare - 13,298
* Jimbolia - 11,605
* Recaş - 8,188
* Buziaş - 7,738
* Făget - 7,356
* Deta - 6,582
* Gătaia - 6,101
* Ciacova - 4,939

Communes

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