Splaiul Tudor Vladimirescu

Splaiul Tudor Vladimirescu (known as Bégabalsor during the Austro-Hungarian administration)[2]:230 is a street along the left bank of the Bega Canal in the Iosefin district of the western Romanian city of Timișoara. Its counterpart on the right bank is Splaiul Nicolae Titulescu. It was named after Tudor Vladimirescu, a prominent figure in Romanian history who led the Wallachian uprising of 1821.[1]

Splaiul Tudor Vladimirescu
Schnürer and Hanecker palaces on Splaiul Tudor Vladimirescu
Map
Interactive map of Splaiul Tudor Vladimirescu
Former nameBégabalsor
Maintained byTimișoara City Hall
Length3,290.64 m (10,796.1 ft)[1]
LocationTimișoara, Romania
Coordinates45°44′56″N 21°13′18″E / 45.748791°N 21.221745°E / 45.748791; 21.221745
FromMichael the Brave Bridge
ToSplaiul Sofocle

It starts at the junction of Michael the Brave Boulevard (formerly Püspök út) and Michael the Brave Bridge (Püspök híd), crosses 16 December 1989 Boulevard (Hunyadi út) at the Mary Bridge (Hunyadi híd), and runs to Rahovei Street. It continues in Elisabetin as Vasile Pârvan Boulevard.

The German Consulate has been operating at number 9, in the Flavia Palace, since 2003.[2]:159

Monuments

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An urban site from the street, which includes most of the buildings on the street, is included in the Romanian Register of Monuments.[3][4]

No.ImageNameConstruction dateMonument code
Old Iosefin urban site
6. Alajos House
8. Bellái House
9. Bécsi Palace
10. Flavia Palace
11. Reiter House
12. Marschall Palace
14. Water Palace
22–24. Szengház-type houses
19th–20th centuriesTM-II-sB-06098

References

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  1. 1 2 "Dicționar explicativ al denumirii străzilor din Timișoara" (PDF). Primăria Municipiului Timișoara. 2015. p. 261.
  2. 1 2 Delesega, Gyula (2018). Temesvári kalauz téridőben (PDF). Szórvány Alapítvány.
  3. "Lista monumentelor istorice din județul Timiș". Direcția Județeană pentru Cultură Timiș.
  4. "Splaiul Tudor Vladimirescu". Heritage of Timișoara.