45°46′36.5″N 21°12′19.96″E / 45.776806°N 21.2055444°E / 45.776806; 21.2055444 Aradului is a district in northern Timișoara.[1] Its name comes from the homonymous road (Calea Aradului) that connects Timișoara to Arad.[2] Calea Aradului divides the district into two: Aradului Vest and Aradului Est. The King Michael I University of Life Sciences is located in this district.

In 1905, the first textile industry in Timișoara was built on Calea Aradului, with the aim of producing cotton spinning. During the communist era, it was called UTT (Timișoara Textile Factories), many of the employees coming from all over Romania receiving housing in the blocks that were built in the area.[3]

Transport

Public transport is provided by trolleybus lines 17 and 18 and express lines E1, E2 and E6.

References

  1. "Hotărârea 195/16.09.2003 privind constituirea Consiliilor Consultative de Cartier". Timișoara HCL.
  2. "Fiecare cartier cu povestea numelui său, la Timișoara! Al tău știi de unde se trage?". Opinia Timișoarei. 4 March 2017.
  3. Both, Ștefan (28 July 2017). "Cum au fost construite două cartiere mari din Timișoara pe fostele plantații de viță de vie ale orașului". Adevărul.
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