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Circumvalațiunii is a district of Timișoara. Its name comes from Calea Circumvalațiunii, one of the city's most important roads, which crosses it and is so named because it surrounds the historic center and the former fortress.[1][a] Circumvalațiunii is one of the most expensive residential areas in Timișoara.[2] Most of the buildings are from the 1970s when 11,400 homes were built for about 40,000 residents.[3] The location of the district was directly related to the proximity to the industrial platform developed north of the railway.[4]
Notes
- ^ According to Merriam-Webster, to circumvallate means "to surround by or as if by a rampart".
References
- ^ "Fiecare cartier cu povestea numelui său, la Timișoara! Al tău știi de unde se trage?". Opinia Timișoarei. 4 March 2017.
- ^ Vasiliu, Alina-Elena (16 March 2016). "Kiseleff-Aviatorilor, polul prețurilor mari la locuințele scoase la vânzare. Care sunt cele mai scumpe zone din marile orașe ale țării". Ziarul Financiar.
- ^ Both, Ștefan (5 June 2014). "Cum s-a transformat Timișoara din cauza cartierelor pentru muncitorii „emigrați" într-un oraș vestic". Adevărul.
- ^ "On Housing. Collective Housing: In-Between Product and Process". BETA Exhibition Catalogue. 2018. p. 52.