Podul Eroilor (Timișoara)

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Bem-híd , view upstream, around 1900
Bem-híd , looking downstream, around 1900

The bridge Podul Eroilor ( German  Heldenbrücke ) is located in the western Romanian city ​​of Timișoara . The pedestrian bridge crosses the Bega in the II. District Iosefin and is located to the west of the Timișoara hydropower plant , from which it is 5.32 kilometers away.

Other names for the bridge are Podul Bem , Podul de la Elba , and Podul Pieței Iosefin in Romanian and Püspök hid and Bem-híd in Hungarian .

history

The Podul Eroilor Bridge was originally built in 1870 and completed the following year. Its original Hungarian name was derived from the adjacent street, Bem utcza . In 1927 it was temporarily supported by wooden scaffolding because of its poor condition. In 1938 it was demolished and replaced by today's reinforced concrete bridge.

See also

literature

  • Árpád Jancsó: Istoricul podurilor din Timișoara. Editura Mirton, Timișoara 2001, ISBN 973-585-545-3 .

Coordinates: 45 ° 44 ′ 47.8 "  N , 21 ° 12 ′ 26.6"  E