Timisoara (Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeswar or Temeschburg, Serbian: Temišvar, Turkish: Tamisvar) is a city in western Romania, in the Banat region, Timis county, population 329,554 in 2000. All of the variants of its name derive from the Timisel river, now known as Bega after it was rechannelled. An industrial city with extensive services, it was the first European city to be lit by electricity. Timisoara is a multicultural city with influential minorities, mainly Germans, Hungarians, and Serbs, as well as Italians, Palestinians and Greeks. It was the birthplace of Johnny Weissmuller (an Olympic swimmer, best known for his role as Tarzan). Timisoara was also visited by Eiffel, the creator of the Eiffel tower in Paris built a foot brige over Bega too.

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