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Timișoara
54 cards · 52 + 2 jokers
Culture playing cards · First edition 2026
The city that first switched on electric light and started the Revolution: Baroque squares, the Opera, the Bega, Little Vienna, Poli and Banat cuisine, in 54 true stories. Play any game: poker, rummy, solitaire.
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- VICTORY SQUARE — Opera · Cathedral. The heart of the city stretches between the Opera and the Metropolitan Cathedral. On 20 December 1989, from the Opera balcony, Timișoara was declared the first free city of Romania. Today it is the place for walks, cafés and big celebrations.
- METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL — built 1936 – 1946. The tallest building in the centre, with a roof of glazed tiles in green, red and yellow patterns. It blends Byzantine and Moldavian styles. In December 1989, young people demanding freedom died on its steps.
- UNION SQUARE — Baroque · 18th century. The oldest square in the city, surrounded by colourful Baroque palaces. Here stand the Roman Catholic Dome and the Baroque Palace, and in the middle the Holy Trinity Column, raised after the plague of 1738. Many call it the most beautiful Baroque square in Romania.
- THE BEGA — navigable canal · 18th century. The Habsburgs regulated the river in the 18th century and turned it into a navigable canal that carried grain and timber to the Danube. Today the banks of the Bega are parks, terraces and cycle paths, and in summer small boats sail the canal again.
- ELECTRIC LIGHT — 12 November 1884. Timișoara was the first city in mainland Europe with electrically lit streets. On 12 November 1884, 731 lamps were switched on. The city also had Romania's first horse-drawn tram in 1869, and electric trams from 1899.
- THE REVOLUTION — 16 – 20 December 1989. It all began on 16 December 1989, when people protected the pastor László Tőkés. The protest grew, the army opened fire, but the city did not stop. On 20 December, Timișoara declared itself the first free city of Romania. From here the revolution spread across the country.
- THE BASTION — Habsburg fortress · 18th century. The last large part of the star-shaped fortress built by the Habsburgs in the 18th century. Its brick walls and vaults now house museums, workshops and bars. The rest of the fortress was torn down around 1900 so the city could grow.
- CULTURAL CAPITAL — European Capital of Culture 2023. In 2023 Timișoara was European Capital of Culture, with the motto “Shine your light – Light up your city!”. A whole year of exhibitions, concerts and festivals brought hundreds of thousands of visitors and new life to many old buildings.
- CITY OF GARDENS — Rose Park · 1891. Timișoara is called the “city of flowers” for its parks along the Bega. The best known is the Rose Park, opened in 1891, with thousands of roses. In spring and summer it hosts open-air concerts and festivals.
- THE OPERA — building 1871 – 1875. The National Theatre and Opera building was built between 1871 and 1875 by the Viennese architects Fellner and Helmer. Under one roof it houses the Romanian, Hungarian and German theatres and the Romanian Opera. In December 1989 the crowd was addressed from its balcony.
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