Green Forest, Timișoara

Green Forest
Romanian: Pădurea Verde
Map
Geography
LocationTimiș, Romania
Coordinates45°47′17.85″N 21°15′53.87″E / 45.7882917°N 21.2649639°E / 45.7882917; 21.2649639
Area737 ha
Administration
Established1860
Governing bodyTimișoara City Hall
Ecology
Dominant tree speciesQuercus sp. (69%), Fraxinus excelsior (10%)

The Green Forest (in Romanian Pădurea Verde, in Hungarian Vadászerdő, in German Jagdwald, the last two translated as "hunting forest") is an urban forest located in northeastern Timișoara, covering an area of 724 ha (or 737 ha according to other sources). It is seen as Timișoara's green lung and is also an important recreation and leisure area.