45°46′16″N 21°15′22″E / 45.7711929°N 21.2562307°E / 45.7711929; 21.2562307 UMT–Pădurea Verde is a district of Timișoara located near the Green Forest and the former Timișoara Mechanical Plants (Romanian: Uzinele Mecanice Timișoara, abbreviated UMT).[1] Founded in 1960 by the merger of two factories in the city, the Timișoara Mechanical Plants were bought in 2018 by Continental AG, a German multinational automotive manufacturer which has been operating since the early 2000s near the former industrial platform.[2] The Banat Village Museum and the Zoological Garden are located in this district.

References

  1. ↑ "Tu știi de unde vine numele cartierului tău din Timișoara? Dacă nu, află aici!". Opinia Timișoarei. 16 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Nestor, Alex (25 July 2018). "Continental România se extinde. A cumpărat fosta platformă UMT de la Pădurea Verde". deBanat.ro.
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