St. Mary Square, Timișoara
Square in Timișoara, Romania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St. Mary Square (Romanian: Piața Sfânta Maria) is a small square in Timișoara, located in the Iosefin district, at the intersection of 16 December 1989 Boulevard (former Carol I Boulevard) and Gheorghe Doja Street (former General Gheorghe Domășnean Street).[2] It is part of the urban site Old Iosefin, classified as a historic monument.[3] According to local tradition, Gheorghe Doja, the leader of the peasant uprising of 1514, was martyred here.[4] Also here took place the first anti-communist demonstrations in Timișoara in 1989, demonstrations that would ignite the Romanian Revolution.[5]
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St. Mary Square
Piața Sfânta Maria | |
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City square | |
Length | 184.58 m[1] |
Owner | Timișoara City Hall |
Location | Timișoara, Romania |
Coordinates: 45°44′54″N 21°13′8″E |
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