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| 1718 | In 1718 the local brewery was established in Fabric. |
| 1720 | Fabrikstadt was founded in 1720 by Count Mercy. The center and the oldest part of Timisoara bears the suggestive name of “Cetate” (Citadel). |
| 1745-1753 | St. George Orthodox Church (1745-1753) in Traian Square |
| 1765 | The Romanian Greco-Catholic Church (1765) in Alexandru Sterca Sulutiu Square |
| 1764 | The Old Brewery |
| 1771 | The first printing house, owner Mathäus Heimerl in Fabric. |
| 1774 | Greek Catholic Church and parish built. The parish was in town since 1737. |
| 1784 | The Bisericii Square (“Old Maierele”) also includes the Romanian Orthodox Church was built. |
| 1796 | The Roman-Catholic Church in Fabric was established |
| 1876 | The second railway station of Timisoara was built in Fabric. Today it is the East Railway Station. |
| 1894 | Bisericii Square (“Old Maierele”) also includes the Romanian Orthodox Church (1784) renovated |
| 1894-1897 | The Institute for the Deaf-Mutes was established. |
| 1896 | The Roman Catholic Church was built between 1896-1901, in Neo-Roman style, by the Josef Kremer from Timisoara after the plans of the architect Ritter von Ybl; the painting of the main altar is the masterpiece of the painter Georg Vastagh. |
| 1897 | The first movies are shown in the “Redout” Hall and in the “Curtea Fabricii” Hall in Fabric. |
| 1899 | The New Synagogue of “Fabric” district |
| 1902 | The parish house was built. The priest moved here from his old house called “the island of the priests”; the old Roman Catholic Church and parish were given to the Greek Catholic parish. |
| 1906 | The Greek Catholic bishop, Vasile Hossu, from Lugoj, blessed the restored church on November 26, 1906.The old Greek Catholic Church and parish (built in 1774) were taken over by the administration of the town to be demolished. The Greek Catholic parish was in town since 1737. |
| 1909 | The former movie theater “Apollo”, today “Parc”. The building was raised in 1909 by the architect Josef Ecker Jr., and was modernized between 1954-1955 by the architect Paul von Schuster (1923-1987). |
| 1913-1914 | BAILE NEPTUN (the Neptun Baths), the monumental building and its tiny indoor pool that served as our “wet” training facility during the winter months in the 50s and early 60s. In 1963, the pool underwent a major remodeling effort, but that wasn’t enough to retain the swim team. In 1965, all winter workouts were moved to *ILSA’s heated outdoor pool, thus marking the end of Neptun as a training facility for Timisoara’s swimmers.The monumental building that houses the pool is located on the Fabric District side of the Decebal Bridge, just outside of Timisoara’s central Cetate District and directly opposite of the Parcul Poporului (People’s Park). The edifice was built in 1913-1914 by the architect and original owner László Székely, who, during his tenure as the city’s Chief Architect, designed many other monumental buildings, such as the Piarist Lyceum, the Neuhauss and Weisz Palaces in the center of the city, and the Abattoir. |
| early 1920‘s | The ILSA initials stand for Industria Linii, Societate Anonima, the nationally-known textile factory founded in Timisoara in the early 1920‘s. Known as “Gyapjúipar” and “Wollindustrie” to Hungarian and German speakers, ILSA was one of the city’s largest employers, with a reputation for caring for the well-being of its workers. Read more about this group here.Images courtesy of ILSA “Industria Linii, Societate Anonima” – Gabe Bohm. |
| 1927 | Bisericii Square (“Old Maierele”) also includes the Romanian Orthodox Church (1784) renovated |
| 1894-1897 | The Institute for the Deaf-Mutes established. |
| 1899 | The New Synagogue of “Fabric” district |
| 1927 | Bisericii Square (“Old Maierele”) also includes the Romanian Orthodox Church (1784) renovated |
Last updated: 08/15/2025