{"id":116382,"date":"2023-01-19T13:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T11:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/timisoara-european-capital-of-culture-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:59:44","slug":"timisoara-european-capital-of-culture-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/timisoara-european-capital-of-culture-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Timi\u0219oara: European Capital of Culture in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #2e2e2e\">Timi\u0219oara is the European Capital of Culture in 2023, alongside Elefsina (Greece) and Veszpr\u00e9m (Hungary). These join more than 60 cities selected in previous years, from both across the EU and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #2e2e2e\">Throughout 2023, the new European Capitals of Culture will celebrate holding this title through events, exhibitions, and performances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #2e2e2e\">The European Capital of Culture title showcases the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe, stimulates sustainable tourism, and promotes urban development through culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #2e2e2e\">Furthermore, the title has a positive long-term social and economic impact on both the cities and their surrounding regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';color: #2e2e2e\">To be selected, cities had to develop a cultural program with a strong European dimension, promoting the active involvement of their residents and communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What other cities are European Capitals of Culture in 2023?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alongside Timi\u0219oara, the cities of Elefsina (Greece) and Veszpr\u00e9m (Hungary) also hold the title for 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the main goals of this cultural title?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The title aims to showcase European cultural diversity, boost sustainable tourism, and drive long-term urban and economic development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What criteria must a city meet to be selected?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cities must propose a cultural program with a strong European dimension that encourages active participation from local citizens and communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timi\u0219oara is the European Capital of Culture in 2023, alongside Elefsina (Greece) and Veszpr\u00e9m (Hungary). These join more than 60 cities selected in previous years, from both across the EU and beyond. Throughout 2023, the new European Capitals of Culture will celebrate holding this title through events, exhibitions, and performances. The European Capital of Culture&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":90830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[1266,2930],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-116382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism","tag-capitala-europeana-a-culturii","tag-timisoara-en"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116382"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=116382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}