Jimbolia is my husband's hometown, he's got great memories from his childhood. I never got the chance to visit it myself, but according to his memories and billion stories, it seems to be the perfect small town community to raise your kids in, a city where people respect and cultivate their traditions, culture and most of all, their spirit. Three different nationalities Romanians, Hungarians and Germans live there for centuries in harmony and under the same banner: they are all Jimbolians!
"Jimbolia is a small town, less than 20 000 inhabitants, situated in the western part of Romania, 39 km away from the city of Timisoara, in Banat, between the plains of Timis and Mures rivers.
The town was mentioned for the first time in 1332. It appeared under different names like Chumbul, Chombol, Csomboly, Zsomboly. After the arrival of the first German settlers in 1776 the town received the name Hatzfeld, which was changed to Jimbolia in 1924. In 1857 Jimbolia was connected to Timisoara by one of the first railways in the country. The first industrial unit - the brick and tile factory, Bohn & Co, was created in 1864. The second half of the 18th century brought about important changes in the structure of the town. Many new buildings and monuments were built later, such as the Csito Castle (1863), the Administration Palace (1878), and the statue of St. Florian (1866). After World War II Jimbolia became an important industrial centre. Since the Romanian Revolution which took place in December 1989, the town has undergone important economical, political, and social transformations. There are positive perspectives in the present as far as the foreign investments and the general development of the town is concerned. "
source: http://www.jimbolia.ro
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