Sibiu
Appearance
Sibiu
Hermannstadt | |
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City | |
Country | Romania |
Sibiu County | Municipality of Sibiu |
Founded | 1191 (first official record) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Klaus Johannis |
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 |
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.
Twinned towns
- Bauru since 1995.
- Columbia, Missouri since 1994.
- Deventer since 2007[1].
- Klagenfurt since 1990.
- Landshut since 2002.
- Marburg since 2005.
- Mechelen since 1996.
- Rennes since 1999.
- Valencia, Venezuela since 1993.
- Wirral since 1994.
References
- ↑ Template:Ro iconSibiu Town Hall Official Site, Acordul de infratire intre Sibiu si orasul Deventer din Olanda, 23 may, 2007
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