Cetate, Timișoara

Cetate (Hungarian: Belváros; German: Innerstadt; Serbian: Град, romanized: Grad) is the central district of Timișoara, located on the site of the Vauban-style Timișoara Fortress. Traditionally, it corresponds to the first constituency (Romanian: circumscripție) out of Timișoara's ten administrative constituencies. The district underwent modernization during the Belle Époque period, particularly throughout the three decades when Carol Telbisz served as mayor of the city.

The district's name derives from the historic fortifications that Timișoara possessed over the centuries. The city once had both an old medieval fortress and a newer, more modern one—remnants of which are still visible today. The latter, significantly larger, was constructed between 1723 and 1765. Its construction, considered the most extensive project of the 18th century, cost 20 million Austrian florins. Fragments of these fortifications are still preserved in areas such as the Theresia Bastion, Piața 700, and the Botanical Park.