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Other sitesTimișoara (in Hungarian Temesvár, in German Temeschwar, in Serbian Temivar) is a city in Timiș County of Romania (in the valley of Timiș River). The city has got 334.115 inhabitants (9,5% Hungarian, 4,0% German, 1992 census). The city has got its name from the Castle of Temes (vár means castle) Neighbouring communities are: Sânandrei, Becicherecu Mic, Săcălaz, Sânmihaiu Român, Giroc, Moșnița Nouă, Ghiroda and Dumbrăvița communities.
The first mention of the settlement is from 1212 as 'Castrum Temesiensis'. Temesvár was one of the capitals of the Kingdom of Hungary at the time of the Anjou kings. In 1514 Prince János Szapolyai executed here György Dózsa, the leader of the peasant revolt. 1552-1716 was under Turkish rule as a capital of the Temesvár vilayet. 1718-1778 the settlement was the capital of the Governorate of Temesch. From 1781 Temeschwar is a Free Royal City and capital of Temes County. At the time of the Hungarian Independent War (1848-1849) the city and the fort was under Habsburg rule. Between 1850 and 1861 the settlement was the capital of the new province: Governorate of Temesch and Serbian Vojvodina. The settlement in 1910 was a city of the Kingdom of Hungary. Inhabitants in 1910: 72.555; 31.664 (43,6%) German, 28.552 (39,4%) Hungarian, 7.566 (10,4%) Rumanian, 3.482 (4,8%) Serb and 1291 (1,8%) other by mother tongue,