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Justice Park, Timișoara

Coordinates: 45°44′58″N 21°13′37″E / 45.74944°N 21.22694°E / 45.74944; 21.22694
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Justice Park
Parcul Justiției
The Justice Park with the Monument of Deportees in Bărăgan
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TypeUrban park
LocationTimișoara, Romania
Coordinates45°44′58″N 21°13′37″E / 45.74944°N 21.22694°E / 45.74944; 21.22694
Area3.27 ha[1]
Administered byTimișoara City Hall
Species80[1]

The Justice Park (Romanian: Parcul Justiției), previously known as the People's Council Park, is an urban park in central Timișoara.

Location

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The Justice Park is located in the center of Timișoara, on Constantin Diaconovici Loga Boulevard, north of the Bega River,[1] opposite the City Hall. It makes the connection between the Cathedral Park and the Roses Park.

History

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The park was built in the first decades after World War I. A first arrangement of the park is mentioned in 1934–1935, when many trees and shrubs were planted, but a small glade was maintained inside, giving the impression of a forest inside the city.[1] Its name comes from an old construction project in the area of the Palace of Justice, a project that was eventually abandoned.[2]

In 1996, in the middle of the park, a monument was erected in memory of the people deported to Bărăgan between 1951–1956.[2] Work of the architect Sorin Gavra, the monument was erected by the Association of Former Deportees in Bărăgan, at the time of the commemoration of 45 years since the deportations.

Tulips in Justice Park

In 2015, the park was modernized, being equipped with a photovoltaic lighting system and a camouflaged irrigation system.[3] With the modernization of the park, the fence that surrounded it was demolished.[4] Also, almost 110,000 bulbs of different floral varieties (tulips of different colors, snowdrops, forget-me-nots, pansies, hyacinths) and 60 trees and shrubs were planted, in addition to the existing birches.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cadrul natural și peisagistic al municipiului Timișoara" (PDF). Primăria municipiului Timișoara. 2010. p. 23.
  2. ^ a b Kakucs, Lajos (2015). "De la Fântâna Pașei de pe lângă Mănăstirea Dervișilor până la Parcul Rozelor. Contribuții la istoria parcurilor din Timișoara" (PDF). Analele Banatului, S.N., Arheologie – Istorie. XXIII: 343–384. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ^ a b Paulescu, Lucian (22 December 2015). "Parcul Justiției a devenit primul parc inteligent din Timișoara, pe bani europeni". Ziua de Vest.
  4. ^ "Parcul Justiției din Timișoara a fost inaugurat. Nu mai are gard, dar va avea peste 100.000 de flori". Radio România Timișoara. 22 December 2015.