Iosefin
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District of Timișoara | |
 General Ion Dragalina Boulevard in Iosefin | |
| Etymology: Emperor Joseph II | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′39.5″N 21°12′27.2″E / 45.744306°N 21.207556°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Timiș |
| City | Timișoara |
| Established | 1744 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
Iosefin (Hungarian: Józsefváros; German: Josefstadt)[2] is a historic district in western Timișoara. It was founded during the mid-18th century, at the beginning being just a village of German settlers, located on the outskirts of the walls of the Timișoara Fortress. Its name comes from that of Emperor Joseph II, during whose reign it was founded. Unlike most of the other Timișoara districts, the historic Iosefin is not divided into further districts or residential areas. However, mostly in the 1970s, numerous new development areas with their own names (but without an administrative function) emerged on the southern edge of Iosefin. They are called Dâmbovița, Șagului Vest I, Șagului Vest II and Steaua. Iosefin is twinned with Vienna's Josefstadt and Budapest's Józsefváros.[3]
- ^ Rieser, Hans-Heinrich (1992). Temeswar: geographische Beschreibung der Banater Hauptstadt. Sigmaringen: Thorbecke. p. 101. ISBN 3-7995-2501-7.
- ^ "Iosefin". Erdély, Bánság és Partium történeti és közigazgatási helységnévtára. Arcanum.
- ^ "Iosefin". Heritage of Timișoara.