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TIMIŞ COUNTY

Tradition, Modernity, Diversity

SUMMARY:

ADETIMInternational RelationsPremiers in the Timis CountyMap of the Timis County

West Region

Timis County

Distances to closest European Capitals

General Information

Administrative Structure

Infrastructure of the TimisCounty

Academic Education

Labor Force

Economy

Foreign Investments

Agriculture

History of the Timis County

Culture

Tourism

Recreation

The support infrastructure for the Economy

West Region

Population: 1.828.313 inhabitants, 9,08 % of Romania population (INS, 2011 Census)

Arad – 430.629 (23,5% of West Region population)

Caraș Severin – 295.579 (16,1%)

Hunedoara – 418.565 (23%)

Timiș – 683.540 (37,4%)

Territorial administrative units in the Region: 323

Out of which:

12 municipalities

30 towns

281 communes

1327 villages

Surface: 32.034 km², representing 13.4% of Romania

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Timiș County is situated in the

West of Romania, at the

confluence of three countries:

Hungary, Romania and Serbia

Geographical position:

Timiş County

Distance to European Capitals:

Belgrade (170 km), Budapest (280 km), Vienna (520 km), Bucharest (550 km),

Zagreb (551 km), Prague (851 km)

Surface: 8.697 km2 (3,6 % from thecountry’s total)

Population: 683.540 inhabitants (2011

Census)

Three custom offices: Stamora-Moraviţa (60 km) andJimbolia (43 km) with Serbia

Cenad (72 km) with Hungary

Timiș County is part of DKMT –Dunare Kris Mures Tisa Euro Region

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General Information

81%

5%2%1%1%

1%1%8%0%

RomanianHungarianRomaniSerbianGermanBulgarianUkrainienOthers and undeclared maternal language

(INS Census 2011)

Interferential zone for multiple

ethnics, languages, customs and

cultures:

Timiş river

The largest interior river of Banat.

It springs from Semenic Mountains.

Its basin area on Romania is 5.673 km²

Lungimea cursului de apă 244 km în România

Hydrographic network with a number of small natural lakes,

acumulation lakes, the biggest of all being Surduc lake

(surface 538 ha.)

Hydrographic network

Timiș County is crossed by

Two main rivers Bega and Timiş

Bârzava, Moraviţa, Aranca and Mureș,

and their tributaries.

Bega river

springs from Poiana Ruscă Mountains.

Its basin area on Romanian territory is

2362 km².

Watercourse length in Romania is 170

km of which approx. 43 km of canal,

partially navigable for recreational

functions

Timişoara – residential city, the

most representative for the Timiş

county (319.279 inhabitants)

Lugoj the second large city in Timiş

County (40.361 inhabitant)

8 towns(62.709

inhabitants)

Sânnicolau Mare – 12.312 inhabitantsJimbolia – 10.808Făget – 6.761Buziaş – 7.023Ciacova – 5.348Deta – 6.260Gătaia – 5.861Recaş – 8.336

2 municipalities:

*(statistical data census RPL 2011)

Administrative structure

Number of towns and municipalities: 10, out of which 2

municipalities

Number of communes: 89 (261.191 inhabitants)

Number of villages: 313

The road network - with a length of 2900 km – the

largest road network in Romania

A1 Motorway Timisoara – Arad, part of the Pan

European Corridor (IV),

The Timiș County is crossed by the Pan European

Corridor (IV), European roads (E): E 70 and E 671,

three national roads DN 6, DN 59, and DN 69

The air transport is ensured by the “Traian Vuia”

Timisoara International Airport

The railway network - the densest one in the

country - 787 km of railroad are in use

Infrastructure

5 Private Universities:

Tibiscus University

Christened University "Dimitrie Cantemir"

"Ioan Slavici“ University

„Mihai Eminescu” University

European University Drăgan from Lugoj

4 State Universities:Polytechnic Institute

Vest University from Timisoara

Agriculture Science and Veterinary Medicine

University of Banat

„Victor Babeş” Medicine and Pharmacy University

Indicators 2013/2014:

Number of faculties: 42

Number of students: 31.960

Academic Education

Labor Force

National Agency for Employment, INS November 2014 Page 11

Labor Force Indicators for Timis County 2011 2012 2013

Labor force resources 462.200 462.200 461.800

Occupied civil population 325.100 334.200 334.400

Registered unemployment 5.813 5.597 6.463

Pensioners 147.464 147.571 148.179

Employees 203.257 217.302 219.939

Active civil population 331.400 340.900 340.900

The evolution of the main indicators on workforce

0

100000

200000

300000

400000

500000

2011 2012 2013

Labor force resources

occupied civil population

Registered unemployment

Pensioners

Employees

Active civil population

Available work labor resourcesWork resources 461.800

Stabile population age 15-64 492.208

urban 304.737

rural 187.471

Active population 340.900

Occupied civil population 334.400

Occupation rate of labor force resources (%) 72,4

Labor force balance at January 1st 2014:

Registered unemployed

Total Total 6.463

out of which Feminin 3.222

- Primary , secondary

and vocationalTotal 3.449


- Upper secondary

educationTotal 1.869


- University Total 1.145

out of which Feminin 741

3,8 3,52,6 2,3

2 1,81,9

4,2

3,7

1,9 2 1,9

0

2

4

6

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Unemployment rate %

Source INS, November 2014

Economy

The SME sector currently represents about 99,5% ofthe total companies in the county

4,3% of the SMEs from Romania can be found inTimiș County

A complex and diversified industry, representing48,4% of Timisoara’s total economy

Main industrial branches: machine engineering,mechanical, engineering and electronics, chemicalsand petrochemicals, textiles, leather-footwear, woodprocessing and food industry

Industrial and technological platforms:

PITT –Industrial and Technological Park

Timisoara

Freidorf Industrial Park

Lugoj Industrial Zone

Sacalaz Industrial Zone

Foreign capital invested in Timis County between 2002-2014

Foreign investments

2002 – 343.500,9 Euro

2003 – 356.019,3 Euro

2004 – 355.220,9 Euro

2005 – 524.609,9 Euro

2006 – 622.264,0 Euro

2007 – 566.322,7 Euro

2008 – 742.406,7 Euro

2009 – 952.054,5 Euro

2010 – 1.054.140,3 Euro

2011 – 1.140.387,6 Euro

2012 – 1.648.211,6 Euro

2013 – 2.276.840,7 Euro

2014 – 3.428.671,5 Euro

Foreign capital invested in Timis County between 2002-2014

0

500.000

1.000.000

1.500.000

2.000.000

2.500.000

3.000.000

3.500.000

4.000.000

2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014

Foreign Capital

Number of companies between 2002-2014

Number of companies with foreign

capital registered in a year in Timiș

County

394 430

592 455

343

495

886

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

AN 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Number of companies with foreign

capital registered in a year in Romania

5100

7637

5363

42823937

4823

6384

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Main investors in Timiș county

Agriculture

The land fund according to use (2013)

61%

14%

3%1%

12%

2%

6%

1%

ArablePasturesMeadowsVineyards and nurseriesOrchards and nurseriesForets and other surfacesc with forest vegetationWatersOther surfaces

The land fund considering the agriculture

surfaces

(2013)

80%

20%

Agricultural surface Non agricultural surface

The county has a total area of 869.665 ha, 691.299 of agricultural surface, 108.574 ha of

forests and 15.275 hectares of waters*

*INS, data available in November 2014

Timiş County occupies almost 4% of

the total surface of the country and

61,03% of this area is arable land

History

Presence of human population proven since

2nd century BH

History of the Timis County was marked over

he time by the Roman domination, Ottoman

domination and Austrian/Hungarian domination

Inter-war period – economic

development, political unification

After the World War II, Romania

became a communist country

December 16, 1989 – Timişoara –

started the fight that put an end to the

communist regime, after 42 years of

oppression.

December 1989 marks a newbeginning for Romania. Democracy isinstalled. Timis County suffers aprocess of transition and a greatdevelopment, valuing the economicand the political context and also theopportunities.January 2007 is when Romaniabecomes part of the European Union.This brings a lot of opportunities and inthe same time responsibilities.

Statistic Percentage of the

Confessional Groups*

74,24% orthodox 8% romano-catholic

3,8% pentecostal 1,4% reformed

12,6% others

Religion

Census 2011

Culture4 dramatic theatres: National Theatre

“Mihai Eminescu” in Timisoara, Hungarian Theatre “Csiky Gergely”, German State Theatre Timisoara, Municipal Theatre Lugoj

1 puppet show theatre – the Merlin Theatre in Timisoara

1 Opera House – The State Opera from Timisoara

1 philharmonic – the “Banatul” Philharmonic”

Cinema Multiplex and 1 Cinema

7 entertainment institutions

Libraries - 313 libraries out of which 67 public libraries (INS, available data for year 2014)

29 museums and public collections with collections of history, archaeology, ethnography, art and natural sciences (INS, available data 2012)

FestivalsThe Festival of

Romanian Dramaturgy

The “Studentfest”

Students’ International

Festival

Fanfares Festival

Festival of the Hearts

Wine Festival

Beer Festival

Numerous art

galleries, book stores

Cultural centers:

French, German

Creative UnionsThe Writers Union

The Plastic Artists Union

The Composers Union

Timis County Council

is involved in the

development of the

cultural life by its the

Cultural Agenda

Nedeele –celebrate the

consecration of the

church – specific to

the Banat region

Exhibitions, book

launches, anniversaries,

other events in various

domains: archaeology,

ethnography, nature,

history, art

TourismAreas with hunting resources – Banloc, Bogda, Breştea, Dumbrava

Areas with diversified piscicultural resources -Bega - Luncani, Bega –Tomeşti - Româneşti

Recas wine cellars

Surduc Lake area

Balneal and leisure tourism offers in Buziaş and Calacea

Natural reservations: Satchinez, Rădmăneşti, Bazoş

Poiana RuscăMountains withmarked paths ondifferent routes

25 woodenchurches more than300 old: Pietroasa,Povargina,Dragomireşti

Monuments andarchitecturalensembles

Româneşi cave:

concerts inside thecave

Timisoara Parks: Botanical Park, Roses Park, Central

Park, Alpinet Park, Cathedral Park, Civic Park, Children’s

Park, Justice Park, Gheorghe Doja Park

Cinema, Clubs, Coffee places, pubs, terrace, pizza

places, restaurants, The Zoo from Timişoara, swimming

places in Timişoara on the bank of Bega River

Natural areas: The Swamps in Satchinez, The

Dendrology Park Bazos, Dinias Salted Area

Leisure areas near Timişoara: Albina and Şag

(on the bank of Timis River), the Green Forest

Thermal swimming places: Sanmihaiul German, Deta,

Jimbolia, Timişoara, Lovrin

Recreation

SportSport and leisure Centers4 teams in the First DivisionRugby: RCM UVT TimișoaraBasket: Baschet Club Municipal Elba TimişoaraFootball: Acs Poli TimișoaraHandball: Politehnica Izometal Timişoara

Shopping

Hipermarkets - 6

Supermarkets – 5

Minimarkets – 6

Mall - 1

CCIAT Timisora Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture

is organised in many directions, services and offices

is an important promontory for local economic development by

insistently cultivating the local partnership.

a major partner in launching and developing local, regional, cross

border and international projects

The Support Infrastructure for the Economic Activity

ADR VEST The Regional Development Agency West

(RDA West)Purpose: encouraging investments, participating in the

industrial restructuring process and creating new jobs

CRAFT Regional Business Centre in TimişoaraIts main purpose is to organize business exhibitions, conferences

and events

Providing “business-to-business” services

Assurance Firms and Banking network - over 30 banks performs

their activity in Timiş county

Public Service subordinated to Timiș County Council

The agency is one of the most important organizational instruments created by

the Timiș County Council for the economic development of the County.

Interface between the local public administration and the private sector;

center for promoting the best politics; methods and practices for the economic

development

Specialized in the economic development of the County

Economic Development Agency of Timiş County

Function - ADETIM has to identify the problems that stop the economic

development of the Timis County, to suggest the proper solutions and to initiate

projects that would resolve these problems.

The Main Objective - is that ADETIM contributes with specific measures to the

economic and social development of the Timis Country.

As a partner of public institutions and economic private firms from Romania and

abroad, ADETIM offers information, consultancy services and project management

consultancy and also offers support in accessing the financing programs for realizing

investment objectives in the public and private sectors.

Important institutions from Timis County involved in external cooperation have signedCooperation agreement and Partnerships.

At the Timis County Council level, Cooperation Agreements/Protocols andPartnerships/Associations.

Besides all these Cooperation Agreements/Protocols and Partnerships/Associations theexternal activity of the Council includes achievement of common projects, visits, actions andbilateral collaborations, reunions and seminars with common participation, the domains ofinterest being very diverse.

The Prefect’s Office – visits and change of experience on different domains of countyinterest

ADETIM projects in partnership with institutions from Italy, France, Serbia, Germany,Poland, Austria, Finland, Spain, Holland, Japan, Hungary

external delegations, meetings on different domains of county interest

RDA West was involved in common projects with countries form around Europe and China.

CCIAT signed Cooperation Agreements/Protocols and memorandums and declarations andorganized economic missions.

Universities from Timis County signed partnerships with similar institutions in order to createprojects in research and education.

International Relations

Cooperation domains: trade, banking, entrepreneurship, agricultural, tourism, ecology; transport and communication infrastructure, science, culture, sport.

Lugoj City Hall has Cooperation Agreements with Jena (Germany), Orleans (France), Assos & Lecheo (Greece), Szekeszard, (Hungary), Nisporeni(Moldova)

Făget Town Hall is twinned with Cervinara (Italy), Aletea (Elek), Hungary and Community of Mirebellois communes (France).

Jimbolia Town Hall is twinned with Kikinda (Serbia) and Pusztamerges(Hungary).

Deta Town Hall is twinned with Gaglianico (Italy) Estella Lizara (Spain) and Nova Gorica (Slovenia) and institutional twinning agreement with Bordany (Hungary) si Coka (Serbia).

Italy:Sassari(1990, the first city Timisoara has twinned with) Faenza (since

1991), Treviso (2003) and Palermo (2005);

Germany: Gera (1998) and Karlshrue (1992);

France: Mulhouse (1991) and Rueil Malmaison (1993)

Hungary: Szeged (1998)

Autonomous Province of Vojvodina: Novi Sad (2005)

Mexico: Cancun (2004)

China: Shenzhen (2007)

Timişoara city is

twinned with 12

European cities

The other town halls

from Timis have external

relations finalized in

Cooperation

Agreements/Protocols

1718 - attestation of the oldest brewery in Romania

1718 - opening of the first elementary school in the citadel – the first one in Romania

1857 – introduction of the public lighting with aerial gas in Timisoara (the first city in

Romania that was lighted this way) – it initially functioned with 200 lamps

1857 – Timisoara is connected to the European railway network - through Szeged

is made the connection Timisoara – Budapesta – Viena

1869 – introduction of the tramcar pulled by horses (the line was 6 km long)

1869 – on Bega channel take place the first passenger rides; Timisoara is the first

city in Romania that uses this mean of commune transportation

1870 – 1880 – Steel bridges are built instead of the old ones

1881 – In Timisoara the public phones network is installed.

1884 – introduction of the public lightning with electric energy (12 November) – 731 lamps;

to this purpose the electric plant is starting to function; Timisoara becomes the first European city lighted electrically

1886 – The first ambulance station in Romania and Hungary

1895 – The first paved street in Romania

1899 – introduction of the electric tramcar in Timisoara

1938 – The first welding machine for railway welding, Taurus, made in Timisoara by the engineer Corneliu Miclosi

1969 – In Timisoara is produced the first electronic calculator in Romania: Mecipt 1, in the Electro Techniques Faculty

1989 – Timisoara is the first communism free city in Romania

1996 – is born the first child conceived in vitro and the first child conceived by embryo transfer to a carrying mother in

Romania

2001 – the first heart operation with laser in Romania

2002 – the system that allows payment of taxes and dues by internet is introduced – national premier

2003 – arrangement of the first sculpture park in Romania

Premiers in Timiș County

Timiş County Map

Information, details, contact :

TIMIS COUNTY COUNCIL

President: Titu BOJIN

Timisoara, Revoluţiei din 1989 Avenue,

No.17, 300034

Romania

Phone: +40 256 493676

Fax: +40 256 490587

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: www.cjtimis.ro

ADETIM - Economic Development Agency

of Timis County

Director: Sergiu BĂLAŞA

Timisoara, Revoluţiei Bvd din 1989, No.17,

300034

Timişoara, Romania

Phone: +40 256 494 131

Fax: +40 256 494 596

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: www.adetim.ro

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