Timisoara premieres

Over time, numerous national and even European premieres have been recorded in Timisoara. Here are the most important premieres, presented chronologically:

1718 – attestation of the oldest brewery in Romania;

1728 – the beginning of the canalization of the oldest waterway in Romania, Bega;

1760 – the first city of the Habsburg monarchy with the streets lit by lamps;

1771 – the first newspaper in the present territory of Romania / the first German newspaper in south-east Europe, Temeswarer Nachrichten;

1854 – the first city in the present territory of Romania, with telegraphic service;

1855 – the first city of the Habsburg monarchy with the streets lit with gas;

1881 – the first city in the present territory of Romania, with a telephone network;

1884 – the first city in mainland Europe with electrically lit streets (731 lamps);

1886 – the first rescue station in Hungary and Romania;

1895 – the first city in the present territory of Romania, with asphalted streets;

1897 – the first city in the present territory of Romania in which cinematographic projections were made;

1899 – the first city in the present territory of Romania, with electric tram.