TEMESWAR, a city of the kingdom of Hungary, in the province of the Farther Theiss, and in the county of its own name, of which it is the capital. It stands near the river Vega, to which a canal leads. It is one of the best built places of the kingdom, and is most strongly fortified, as one of the chief barriers towards Turkey. It is the seat of the staff of the military colonies, and the see of a bishop both of the Catholic and of the Greek church. The former has a fine Gothic cathedral, and the latter an elegant modern building. It is a place of considerable trade, making oil, tobacco, paper, iron wares, with silk and woollen cloths. Wine and silk are raised in the neighbourhood. It contains 1360 houses, with 12,600 inhabitants, of various nations and languages. Long. 21. 35. 7. E. Lat. 45. 22. 27. N.