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Timioara and its riversProf.dr.arch. Smaranda BicaJuly 2009


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Timioara and its rivers

The courses of the Timi and Bega rivers, their

branches and their tributaries formed a tangled

net in the swamps on the low land of theregion

The medieval fortress was build on a narrow dry

strip of land crossing the swamps

Timioara was always represented surrounded by

water


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Hidrotechnical works

Even if the building of a new town on the exact location

of a medieval settlement was one of the most

important building efforts of the 18th century Europe,

the most important undertaking of the time in theregion was related to hidrotechnical works, meaning

The regularization of the Timi and Bega rivers

The drying of the swamps A navigation canal down the Bega river, beginning

from Timioara


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Hidrotechnical works

1728 1732: regularisation of the Bega river from

Faget (about 80 km East) to Timioara

Drying of the swamps for the building of a new city

and its fortifications

A canal for navigation, linking the Bega river to the

Tisa and the Danube, and thus inabling heavy trasport

to reach Timioara from Central Europe and theNorth Sea

For the building of the canal only, 3 million working

hours were necessary


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The economical development of

Timioara The growth of Timioara is significant, from

20 000 inhabitants in 1850 to 68 500 in 1910

The development of the Eastern industrialdistrict (Fabric) is the fastest, at the end of the

19th century is clearly overtakes the city centre

(called the Fortress), with 16 000 inhabitants in

1870 (compared to 6 500 in the Fortress) andwith 23 500 in 1910 (compared to 5 100 in the

Fortress)


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The economical development of

Timioara The economical development of Timioara

was triggered by its two main extra muros

districts:

The comercial district, with its busy port on the

West of the Fortress (Josefin)

The industrial district, with its canals bringingwater to factories on the East of the Fortress

(Fabric)


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Urban facilities introduced in

Timioara

Gas lamps for street lights 1857

Railway 1857

Horse tramway 1869

Electric tramway 1899


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The 2005 flood

In April 2005, a 50 m portion of the Timi damm

broke, and brought a desatrous situation:

From 14 of April to the 20th of May (37 days)

30 000 Ha of land were under water

3 876 houses were damaged, from which 739

destroyed

2 800 inhabitants from 116 villoages were

evacuated


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Timioara well protected from


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Timioara, well protected from

flood

Timioara was preserved during the

2005 flood by the 18th century TimiBega system, designed by the

engineer Maximilian Fremaut

The Bega canal at the heart of local


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The Bega canal at the heart of local

events

Bega Boulevard is an event already at its second

edition, aiming to focus the attention of the

citizens on the necessity of projects for the

rehabilitation and reclaim of the river. It

consists of concerts, exhibitions on ecological

themes, presentation of local projects, fairs etc.A special moment is the toy ducks contest.


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Thank you for your time!

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