Union Square, Timișoara
Union Square
Piața Unirii | |
|---|---|
| City square | |
| Dome Square | |
| Former name(s): Losonczy Square | |
The square facing east, seeing the Plague Column and Roman-Catholic Dome The square facing south, seeing the Brück House, among others | |
| Length | 97.21 m |
| Dedicated to | Union of Banat with Romania |
| Location | Cetate, Timișoara, Romania |
| Coordinates: 45°45′28.90″N 21°13′44.62″E / 45.7580278°N 21.2290611°E | |
Union Square (Romanian: Piața Unirii), also known as Dome Square (Romanian: Piața Domului), is the oldest square in Timișoara, Romania. It was named in honor of the Romanian troops that entered Timișoara on 3 August 1919 and established the Romanian administration, thus finalizing the union of Banat with Romania. Initially, it was called Losonczy Square, after Count István Losonczy who was killed by the Turks in 1552, when the fortress was conquered.
Union Square is the most important reserve of Baroque architecture in the city. It houses some of the most valuable monuments of Timișoara: the two cathedrals, one Roman Catholic and one Serbian Orthodox, the Baroque Palace, the Plague Column, etc.