Sibiu

Sibiu Hermannstadt / Nagyszeben
City
Coat of arms
Administrative territory of Sibiu in Sibiu County
Sibiu Administrative territory of Sibiu in Sibiu County
Coordinates: 45°47′34″N 24°09′07″E / 45.79278°N 24.15194°E / 45.79278; 24.15194Coordinates: 45°47′34″N 24°09′07″E / 45.79278°N 24.15194°E / 45.79278; 24.15194
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu
Founded	1191 (first official record)
Government
• Mayor	Astrid Fodor (FDGR)
Area
• Total	121 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population (2011 census[1])
• Total	147,245
• Density	1,132/km2 (2,930/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	55xxxx
Area code(s)	+40 269/369
Car Plates	SB
Website	www.sibiu.ro

Sibiu (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw], antiquated Sibiiu; German: Hermannstadt [ˈhɛʁmanʃtat], Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Härmeschtat, Hungarian: Nagyszeben [ˈnɒɟsɛbɛn]) is a city in Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 147,245.^[1] Located some 215 km (134 mi) north-west of Bucharest,^[2] the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt. Now the capital of Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 and 1849–65 Sibiu was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania.

Sibiu is one of the most important cultural centres of Romania and was designated the European Capital of Culture for the year 2007, along with the city of Luxembourg.^[3] Formerly the centre of the Transylvanian Saxons, the old city of Sibiu was ranked as "Europe's 8th-most idyllic place to live" by Forbes in 2008.^[4]

The city administers the Păltiniș ski resort.

History

The first official record referring to the Sibiu area comes from 1191, when Pope Celestine III confirmed the existence of the free prepositure of the German settlers in Transylvania, the prepositure having its headquarters in Sibiu, named Cibinium at that time.^[5]

In the 14th century, it was already an important trade centre. In 1376, the craftsmen were divided in 19 guilds. Sibiu became the most important ethnic German city among the seven cities that gave Transylvania its German name Siebenbürgen (literally seven citadels).^[6][7] It was home to the Universitas Saxorum (Community of the Saxons), a network of pedagogues, ministers, intellectuals, city officials, and councilmen of the German community forging an ordered legal corpus and political system in Transylvania since the 1400s.^[8][9] During the 18th and 19th centuries, the city became the second- and later the first-most important centre of Transylvanian Romanian ethnics. The first Romanian-owned bank had its headquarters here (The Albina Bank), as did the ASTRA (Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and Romanian's People Culture). After the Romanian Orthodox Church was granted status in the Habsburg Empire from the 1860s onwards, Sibiu became the Metropolitan seat, and the city is still regarded as the third-most important centre of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Between the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and 1867 (the year of the Ausgleich), Sibiu was the meeting-place of the Transylvanian Diet, which had taken its most representative form after the Empire agreed to extend voting rights in the region.

After World War I, when Austria-Hungary was dissolved, Sibiu became part of Romania; the majority of its population was still ethnic German (until 1941) and counted a large Romanian community, as well as a smaller Hungarian one. Starting from the 1950s and until after 1990, most of the city's ethnic Germans emigrated to Germany and Austria. Among the roughly 2,000 who have remained is Klaus Johannis, the current President of Romania.

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Geography

Sibiu is situated near the geographical center of Romania at 45°47′34″N 24°09′07″E / 45.792784°N 24.152069°E / 45.792784; 24.152069. Set in the Cibin Depression, the city is about 20 km from the Făgăraș Mountains, 12 km from the Cibin Mountains, and about 15 km from the Lotrului Mountains, which border the depression in its southwestern section. The northern and eastern limits of Sibiu are formed by the Târnavelor Plateau, which descends to the Cibin Valley through Gușteriței Hill.

The Cibin river as well as some smaller streams runs through Sibiu. The geographical position of Sibiu makes it one of the most important transportation hubs in Romania with important roads and railway lines passing through it.

City districts

The following districts are part of Sibiu. Some were villages annexed by the city but most were built as the city developed and increased its surface.

The Southern part, including the ASTRA National Museum Complex and the Zoo, also falls within the city limits.

Climate

Sibiu's climate is temperate-continental with average temperatures of 8 to 9 °C (46 to 48 °F). The average rainfall is 662 l/m², and there are about 120 days of hard frost annually.

Climate data for Sibiu (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.6 (60.1)	21.3 (70.3)	30.6 (87.1)	30.2 (86.4)	32.1 (89.8)	35.4 (95.7)	38.3 (100.9)	38.4 (101.1)	39.5 (103.1)	32.5 (90.5)	27.0 (80.6)	19.3 (66.7)	39.5 (103.1)
Average high °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	4.2 (39.6)	10.1 (50.2)	15.6 (60.1)	20.5 (68.9)	23.3 (73.9)	25.1 (77.2)	25.1 (77.2)	21.7 (71.1)	16.2 (61.2)	9.1 (48.4)	3.0 (37.4)	14.6 (58.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−1.1 (30)	3.8 (38.8)	9.4 (48.9)	14.2 (57.6)	17.1 (62.8)	18.7 (65.7)	18.1 (64.6)	14.4 (57.9)	8.9 (48)	3.7 (38.7)	−1.1 (30)	8.5 (47.3)
Average low °C (°F)	−8.3 (17.1)	−5.5 (22.1)	−1.1 (30)	3.8 (38.8)	8.4 (47.1)	11.3 (52.3)	12.5 (54.5)	11.9 (53.4)	8.5 (47.3)	3.2 (37.8)	−0.5 (31.1)	−4.9 (23.2)	3.3 (37.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−31.8 (−25.2)	−31.0 (−23.8)	−24.5 (−12.1)	−12.0 (10.4)	−3.6 (25.5)	1.0 (33.8)	4.2 (39.6)	1.0 (33.8)	−3.6 (25.5)	−9.4 (15.1)	−21.3 (−6.3)	−29.8 (−21.6)	−31.8 (−25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	28 (1.1)	26 (1.02)	31 (1.22)	54 (2.13)	78 (3.07)	99 (3.9)	86 (3.39)	68 (2.68)	51 (2.01)	42 (1.65)	34 (1.34)	30 (1.18)	627 (24.69)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	11.0 (4.33)	11.0 (4.33)	7.4 (2.91)	4.8 (1.89)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	1.7 (0.67)	4.5 (1.77)	6.5 (2.56)	46.9 (18.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7	6	6	9	11	12	10	8	6	6	6	7	94
Average relative humidity (%)	87	79	71	67	68	71	71	72	76	78	80	86	75
Mean monthly sunshine hours	69.2	87.6	138.0	158.6	205.1	213.4	245.6	232.8	182.6	160.4	83.1	56.0	1,832.4
Source #1: NOAA,[10] Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity, 1989–2008)[11]
Source #2: Romanian National Statistic Institute (extremes 1901–2000)[12]

Demographics

As of 2011 census data, Sibiu has a population of 147,245, a decrease from the figure recorded at the 2002 census,^[1] making it the 14th-largest city in Romania. The ethnic breakdown was as follows:^[13]

• Romanians 95.9%
• Hungarians 1.6%
• Germans (Transylvanian Saxons) 1.1%
• Roma 0.4%

Population dynamics

Census[14]			Ethnic structure
Year	Population	%±	Romanians	Hungarians	Germans
1850	12,765	—	2,089	977	8,790
1880	19,446	+ 41.4%	2,810	2,065	14,327
1890	21,465	+ 9.8%	4,581	3,199	13,148
1900	29,577	+ 31.7%	7,106	5,747	16,141
1910	33,489	+ 12.4%	8,824	7,252	16,832
1920	32,748	– 2.2%	8,553	4,291	18,218
1930	49,345	+ 40.4%	19,006	6,782	22,045
1941	63,765	+ 25.5%	33,829	4,262	23,574
1948	60,602	– 5%	37,371	5,060	16,359
1956	90,475	+ 39.5%	60,526	4,772	24,636
1966	109,515	+ 19%	78,548	5,124	25,387
1977	151,005	+ 31.8%	119,507	5,111	25,403
1992	169,610	+ 11.6%	158,863	4,163	5,605
2002	154,892	– 9%	148,269	3,135	2,508
2011	147,245	– 5%	131,414	2,131	1,481

Population by religious denomination

Today, most of the population is of the Romanian Orthodox religion. Protestants and Roman Catholics represent about 5% of the population.

Confessions in Sibiu
Confession	1910	2002
Eastern Orthodox	18%	91%
Greek-Catholic (Uniate)	8%	1%
Roman Catholic	20%	2%
Evangelical Lutheran	42%	2%
Reformed	7%	1%
Jewish	4%	< 1 %
Other	1%	4%

Politics

Although ethnic Germans make up less than 2% of Sibiu's population, Klaus Johannis, the former president of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR) and current president of Romania, served as mayor of Sibiu from 2000 to 2014. When he was elected mayor in 2000, he was the first German mayor of a city in Romania since World War II. Johannis was overwhelmingly reelected in 2004 (with 88.7% of votes) and 2008 (with 83.3% of the votes cast) and his party gained an absolute majority in the city council in that year. The German Forum also won the elections for mayor in the second- and third-most important towns in Sibiu county, Mediaș and Cisnădie, as well as one third (11 out of 33) of the seats in the county council.

	Party	Seats	Current Council
	Democratic Forum of Germans	15
	National Liberal Party	4
	Social Democratic Party	3
	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats	1

Economy

Sibiu is an important economic hub for Romania, with a high rate of foreign investments. It is also an important hub for the manufacturing of automotive components and houses factories belonging to ThyssenKrupp Bilstein-Compa, Takata, Continental, and NTN-SNR ball bearings. Other local industries are machine components, textiles, agro-industry, and electrical components (Siemens).

The city also contains Romania's second-largest stock exchange, the Sibiu Stock Exchange.^[15]

The main industrial activities of Sibiu take place in two industrial zones located on the outskirts of the city:

• East industrial zone (East Economic Center), alongside the railway to Brașov and Râmnicu Vâlcea
• West industrial zone (West Economic Center),^[16] near the exit to Sebeș, close to the Airport

A commercial zone located in the Șelimbăr commune plays an important role in the economy of Sibiu. It houses a mall and other large retailers.

Another factor that plays an important role in the economy of the city is tourism, which has been increasing at a steady rate since 2007.

Transport

Sibiu is well served in terms of transport and infrastructure. In 2010 a city bypass was opened, significantly reducing the road traffic inside the city.

Tursib^[17] is the city's internal transportation system operator.

Air

Sibiu has one of the most modern international airports in Romania, with direct connections to Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, Italy and Spain as well as to other Romanian cities.

Road

Sibiu is an important node in the European road network, being on two different European routes (E68 and E81). At a national level, Sibiu is located on three different main national roads, DN1, DN7 and DN14.

The Romanian Motorway A1 will link the city with Pitești and the Romanian western border, near Arad. The remaining 161 km of motorway towards Arad, out of a total of 281 km, are under construction and expected to be completed by 2016, while the timeline for the segment towards Pitești is targeted for completion for the year 2020. Sibiu' s ring road as part of A1 motorway was completed on December 1, 2010.

Sibiu is also an important hub for the international bus links with the biggest passenger transporter in Romania, Atlassib, based here. Transport companies are also providing coach connections from Sibiu to a large number of locations in Romania.

Rail

Sibiu is situated on the CFR-Romanian Railways Main Line 200 (Brasov - Făgăraș - Sibiu - Simeria - Arad - Romanian Western Border) and on Line 206 (Sibiu - Mediaș).

The city is served by five rail stations: the Main Station (Gara Mare), the Little Station (Gara Micǎ), Turnișor, Sibiu Triaj, Halta Ateliere Zonă . It has an important diesel-powered locomotives depot and a freight terminal.

Numerous Inter City trains (nicknamed Blue Arrows) connect Sibiu to other major cities in Romania: Cluj-Napoca, Brașov, Craiova, Timișoara and Bucharest.

Cycling

Over the last 6 years, Sibiu has enjoyed a revival of cycling. The bicycle way in the city span for 43 kilometers.

Bicycle rentals have offered a boost for the local economy with several small rental centers and a bigger rental center that is administered by the I'Velo Bike Sharing group.

Culture

Sibiu is one of Romania's most culturally lively cities. It has 3 theatres and a philharmonic orchestra along with other smaller private theatrical venues and a theatre studio housed by the Performing Arts and Acting section of Lucian Blaga University, where students hold monthly representations.

The Radu Stanca National Theatre^[18] is one of the leading Romanian theatres. With origins dating back to 1787, it attracts some of the best-known Romanian directors, such as Gábor Tompa and Silviu Purcărete. It has both a Romanian-language and a German-language section, and presents an average of five shows a week.

The Gong Theatre is specialised in puppetry, mime and non-conventional shows for children and teenagers. It also presents shows in both Romanian and German.

The State Philharmonic of Sibiu^[19] presents weekly classical music concerts, and educational concerts for children and teenagers. The concerts take place in the newly restored Thalia Hall, a concert and theatre hall dating from 1787, situated along the old city fortifications. Weekly organ concerts are organised at the Evangelical Cathedral during summers, and thematic concerts are presented by the Faculty of Theology choir at the Orthodox Cathedral.

The Sibiu International Theatre Festival is an annual festival of performing arts.

Museums and parks

Sibiu's museums are organised around two entities: the Brukenthal National Museum and the ASTRA National Museum Complex. The Brukenthal Museum consists of an Art Gallery and an Old Books Library located inside the Brukenthal Palace, a History Museum located in the old town hall building, a Pharmacy Museum located in one of the first apothecary shops in Europe, dating from the 16th century, a Natural History Museum and a Museum of Arms and Hunting Trophies.

The ASTRA National Museum Complex focuses on ethnography, and consists of a Traditional Folk Civilisation Museum, a 96-hectare open-air museum located in Dumbrava Forest south of Sibiu, a Universal Ethnography Museum, a Museum of Transylvanian Civilisation and a Museum of Saxon Ethnography and Folk Art. Also planned is a Museum of the Culture and Civilisation of the Romany People.

The Dumbrava Sibiului Natural Park stretches over 960 hectares and it is situated 4 km away from the center of the city in the southwest direction along the road towards Răşinari. Also, here you can find the Zoological Garden and Ethnography Museum.

There is a Steam Locomotives Museum close to the railway station, sheltering around 40 locomotives, two of which are functional.

The first park in the city was The Promenade, later called "The Disabled Promenade." established in 1791, today part of Parcul Cetății (Citadel Park). Current arrangement of the park, including the space between the walls, dates from 1928.

The Sub Arini Park, established in 1856 is one of the biggest and best-maintained parks in Romania. There are other green spaces in the city center, the best known being Astra Park, established in 1879.

Other parks:

Tineretului Park, Reconstrucției Park, Corneliu Coposu Park, Petöfi Sándor Park, Piața Cluj Park, Ștrand Park, Cristianului Park, Țițeica Park, Vasile Aaron Park, Lira Park.

The distribution of green space is good compared to other Romanian cities.

Events

Several festivals are organised yearly in Sibiu, the most prestigious of them being the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, organized each spring at the end of May. Medieval Festival organized every year in August, reviving the medieval spirit of Transylvania. The Artmania Festival is held every Summer since 2006 and as of 2008 the Rockin' Transilvania Festival is also held in Sibiu. The oldest Jazz Festival in Romania is organized here, as well as the "Carl Filtsch" festival for young classical piano players, the "Astra Film" documentary film festival, the Transylvania calling Festival a Multi Cultural 6 day Open Air Music festival! 26–31 July 2007, a medieval arts festival and many more smaller cultural events.^[20]

European Cultural Capital

The designation as a European Cultural Capital for 2007, owed greatly to the excellent collaboration with Luxembourg, but also to what many regard as a miraculous social rebirth taking place in the city during the last years. The Cultural Capital status was expected to bring about an abrupt increase in quantity and quality of cultural events in 2007.

Tourism

In 2007, Sibiu was the European Capital of Culture (together with Luxembourg). This was the most important cultural event that has ever happened in the city, and a great number of tourists came, both domestic and foreign.

The city of Sibiu and its surroundings are one of the most visited areas in Romania. It holds one of the best preserved historical sites in the country, many of its medieval fortifications having been kept in excellent state. Its old center has begun the process for becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Sibiu and its surrounding area have many significant museums, with 12 institutions housing art collections, paintings, and exhibits in decorative arts, archeology, anthropology, history, industrial archeology and history of technology and natural sciences.

The city also lies close to the Făgăraș Mountains - a very popular trekking destination, close to the Păltiniș and Arena Platos ski resorts - popular winter holiday destinations, and it is at the heart of the former Saxon communities in Transylvania renowned for its fortified churches.

Main sights

Much of the city's aspect is due to its position, easily defensible, but allowing horizontal development. The old city of Sibiu lies on the right bank of the Cibin River, on a hill situated at about 200 m from the river. It consists of two distinct entities: the Upper Town and the Lower Town. Traditionally, the Upper Town was the wealthier part and commercial outlet, while the Lower Town served as the manufacturing area.

The Lower Town

(German: Unterstadt, Romanian: Orașul de jos) comprises the area between the river and the hill, and it developed around the earliest fortifications. The streets are long and quite wide for medieval city standards, with small city squares at places. The architecture is rather rustic: typically two-storey houses with tall roofs and gates opening passages to inner courts.

Most of the exterior fortifications were lost to industrial development and modern urban planning in the mid-late 19th century; only four towers still exist. A building associated with newer urbanism of the period is the Independența Highschool.

This area has the oldest church in the city, dating back to 1292.

The Upper Town (German: Oberstadt, Romanian: Orașul de sus) is organised around three city squares and a set of streets along the line of the hill. As the main area for burgher activities, the area contains most points of interest in the city.

Grand Square

(German: Großer Ring, Romanian: Piața Mare ) is, as its name suggests, the largest square of the city, and has been the center of the city since the 15th century. At 142 meters long and 93 meters wide, it is one of the largest ones in Transylvania.

Brukenthal Palace, one of the most important Baroque monuments in Romania, lies on the north-western corner of the square. It was erected between 1777 and 1787 as the main residence for the Governor of Transylvania Samuel von Brukenthal. It houses the main part of the National Brukenthal Museum, opened in 1817, making it one of the oldest museums in the world. Next to the palace is the Blue House or Moringer House, an 18th-century Baroque house bearing the old coat of arms of Sibiu on its façade.

On the north side is the Jesuit Church, along with its dependencies, the former residence of the Jesuits in Sibiu. Also on the north side, at the beginning of the 20th century an Art Nouveau building was constructed on the west part, now it houses the mayor's office.

Next to the Jesuit Church on the north side is the Council Tower, one of the city's symbols. This former fortification tower from the 13th century has been successively rebuilt over the years. The building nearby used to be the City Council's meeting place; beneath it lies an access way between the Grand Square and the Lesser Square.

On the south and east sides are two- or three-storey houses, having tall attics with small windows known as the city's eyes. Most of these houses are dated 15th to 19th centuries, and most of them are Renaissance or Baroque in style.

Lesser Square (Small Square, German: Kleiner Ring) as its name implies, is a smaller square situated in the northern part of the Upper Town. After the 2007 rehabilitation there has been an increase in the number of small businesses such as pubs and restaurants in this area.

The square is connected to the other two squares and to other streets by small, narrow passages. The main access from the Lower City is through Ocnei Street, which divides the square in two. The street passes under the Liar's Bridge - the first bridge in Romania to have been cast in iron (1859).^[21]

To the right of the bridge is another symbol of the city, The House of the Arts, an 14th-century arched building formerly belonging to the Butchers' Guild. On the left side of the bridge is the Luxemburg House, a Baroque four-storey building.

Huet Square

is the third of the three main squares of Sibiu. Its most notable feature is the Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral in its center. It is the place where the earliest fortifications have been built in the late 12th century or early 13th century. The buildings around this square are mainly Gothic. On the west side lies the Brukenthal Highschool, in place of a former 14th-century school.

The Fortifications

of Sibiu made the city one of the most important fortified cities in Central Europe. Multiple rings were built around the city, most of them out of clay bricks. The south-eastern fortifications are the best kept, and all three parallel lines are still visible. The first is an exterior earth mound, the second is a 10-meter-tall red brick wall, and the third line comprises towers linked by another 10-meter-tall wall. All structures are connected via a labyrinth of tunnels and passageways, designed to ensure transport between the city and lines of defense.

In the 16th century more modern elements were added to the fortifications, mainly leaf-shaped bastions. Two of these survived to this day, as the Haller Bastion (all the way down Coposu Boulevard) and "Soldisch Bastion".

The Passage of the Stairs, leads down to the lower section of Sibiu. It descends along some fortifications under the support arches. It is the most picturesque of the several passages linking the two sides of the old city.

Health

Sibiu is one of the important medical centers of Romania, housing many important medical facilities:

• County Hospital
• Academic Emergency Hospital;
• Hospital of Pediatrics;
• Military Emergency Hospital;
• CFR Hospital (Romanian Railways Hospital);
• "Dr. Gheorghe Preda" Psychiatry Hospital
• other smaller private clinics

The city also houses one of the largest private hospitals in the country, Polisano.

Education

Sibiu is an important centre of higher education, with over 23,000 students in four public and private higher institutions.^{[22][23][24][25]}

The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu was founded in 1990, with five faculties: Engineering and Sciences; Language Sciences; History and Law; Medicine; Food and Textile Processing Technology. Nowadays, there are 10 faculties and departments.

Sibiu also houses the Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy and the Military Foreign Language Center as well as two private universities, Romanian-German University and Alma Mater University.

In Sibiu there are 20 educational institutions on the secondary level, the most important of which are:

• Gheorghe Lazăr National College - sciences and informatics, first opened in 1692 as a Jesuit College
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  Gheorghe Lazăr National College
  Samuel von Brukenthal National College - German language high school
• Octavian Goga National College - social sciences, sciences and informatics
• Onisifor Ghibu Theoretical Highschool - informatics, social sciences and sports
• Andrei Șaguna National College - training for schoolteachers, informatics, social sciences and sports
• Constantin Noica Theoretical Highschool - social sciences and sciences
• Daniel Popovici Barcianu Highschool - agricultural and economic sciences
• George Baritiu National College - economic sciences
• Nicolae Iorga Elementary school
• Regina Maria Elementary school

Sports

The city houses a municipal stadium, a multi-functional arena building, a rugby court, a municipal pool and several private tennis courts.

Teams

Rugby

• CSM Sibiu

Volleyball

• CSM Sibiu (men)
• CSS Sibiu (women)

Basketball

• CSU Atlassib Sibiu (men)

Handball

• CSM Sibiu (women)
• CSM Sibiu (men)

Speed Skating

• CSS Sibiu

Natives

Twinned towns

Sibiu has twinning agreements with:

Consulates in Sibiu

• Federal Republic of Germany - Consulate-General

Honorary Consulates:

• Republic of Austria
• Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Gallery

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  Copper engraving of Sibiu (Hermanstatt), c. 1630.

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  A busy market scene in Sibiu, 1818

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  Sibiu and surroundings in the 18th century

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  Sibiu region at the beginning of the 20th century

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  Turnul Sfatului in Small Square

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  Huet Square

See also

• List of castles in Romania
• Timeline of Sibiu
• Tourism in Romania
• Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sibiu.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sibiu.

• Sibiu.ro: Official Sibiu Online website — tourism and history information and images. (Romanian), (English), (German)
• Turism.sibiu.ro: Official Sibiu Tourism website (Romanian), (English), (German)
• patrimoniu.sibiu.ro: Sibiu Heritage website (Romanian), (English)
• theFest.ro - Locuri si evenimente din Sibiu, Romania (Romanian)
• RomaniaTourism.com: Sibiu — reference for surface area, population, etc. (2005).
• Sibiupeople.ro: Restoration of Historical Monuments in Sibiu —photo gallery and projects' report.
• Official Sibiu European Cultural Capital 2007 website (Romanian), (English), (German)
• The Diplomat: article; "Sibiu as Capital of Culture" (Romanian)
• Rozylowicz.com: photos, videos, and retirement information
• Descopera.net: Sibiu in pictures
• Pictures of Sibiu