Liviu Rebreanu Boulevard
Boulevard of Timișoara, Romania
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Liviu Rebreanu Boulevard (Romanian: Bulevardul Liviu Rebreanu) is the longest boulevard in the western Romanian city of Timișoara.[3] It is also one of the busiest in the city, with an average of 13,000–14,000 cars per day.[4] Before 2014, the section between Calea Martirilor and Calea Buziașului was known as Bulevardul Iosif Bulbuca. In 2014, local authorities reinstated the historical name Liviu Rebreanu throughout the entire stretch.[5]
Liviu Rebreanu Boulevard in October 2010 | |
 Interactive map of Liviu Rebreanu Boulevard | |
| Native name | Bulevardul Liviu Rebreanu (Romanian) |
|---|---|
| Former name | Iosif Bulbuca Boulevard (1993–2014)[1] |
| Maintained by | Timișoara City Hall |
| Length | 2,430.44 m (7,973.9 ft)[2] |
| Location | Timișoara, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45.7385956°N 21.2386387°E |
| From | Calea Șagului |
| To | Gheorghe Domășnean Square |
It serves as a distinct dividing line between Timișoara's historic city center to the north and the vast area of socialist-era apartment blocks constructed primarily between 1970 and 1989 to the south. Over time, the boulevard has come to represent the city's characteristic "matchbox-block" urban landscape from the communist period.[6]