Timişoara has its name derived from the river Timiş meaning the fortress Timiş and the Timiş City, even though its name indicates it, is not settled on the river, but on another Romanian-Serbian river, Bega.
Timişoara has its name derived from the river Timiş meaning the fortress of Timiş. However the town of Timiş City, even though its name may indicate it, is not a settlement on the river, but on another Romanian-Serbian river, Bega.