Sibiu
city in Sibiu County, Romania
Sibiu (IPA [si'biw], German: Hermannstadt, Hungarian: Nagyszeben) is a city in Transylvania, Romania. About 170,000 people live there. The Cibin River, a tributary of the Olt River flows through the city. It is the capital of Sibiu County.
Sibiu
Hermannstadt | |
|---|---|
City | |
 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sibiu Location of Sibiu within Romania (in red) | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′45″N 24°09′08″E / 45.79583°N 24.15222°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| Sibiu County | Municipality of Sibiu |
| Founded | 1191 (first official record) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Astrid Fodor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 - 240 m (−600 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total |  154.892 |
| • Density | 1,273/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 0xxxxx |
| Area code | +40 269 |
| Car Plates | SB |
| Website | www.sibiu.ro |
Twinned towns
change
Bauru, Brazil since 1995.
Columbia, Missouri, USA since 1994.
Deventer, Netherlands since 2007.[1]
Klagenfurt, Austria since 1990.
Landshut, Germany since 2002.- Marburg, Germany since 2005.
Mechelen, Belgium since 1996.
Rennes, France since 1999.
Valencia, Venezuela since 1993.
Wirral, UK since 1994.
References
change- ↑ Sibiu Town Hall Official Site, Acordul de infratire intre Sibiu si orasul Deventer din Olanda Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, 23 May 2007 (in Romanian)
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