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US$ 8.112 billion ( 2024) GDP per capita. US$ 10,310 ( 2015) Website. County Council. Prefecture. Sibiu County. Sibiu County ( Romanian pronunciation: [siˈbiw]) is a county ( Romanian: județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( Romanian: reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu ( German ...
Sibiu (/ s iː ˈ b j uː / see-BEW, pronounced, German: Hermannstadt [ˈhɛʁmanʃtat], Latin: Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: Härmeschtat or Hermestatt, Hungarian: Nagyszeben [ˈnɒcsɛbɛn]) is a middle-sized, well-preserved fortified medieval town in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania, German: Siebenbürgen or Transsilvanien).
Surface elevation. 2,034 m (6,673 ft) Bâlea Lake ( Romanian: Lacul Bâlea or Bâlea Lac, pronounced [ˈbɨle̯a]; Hungarian: Bilea-tó) is a glacier lake situated at an altitude of 2,034 m (6,673 ft) in the Făgăraș Mountains, in central Romania, near Cârțișoara, Sibiu County. There are two chalets opened all year round, a meteorological ...
Mediaș has one of the best preserved historical centers in Romania and also some well preserved medieval fortifications. One symbol of the town is the Tower of the Buglers, which is about 70 metres (230 feet) tall. Its construction started in the 13th century. In the 15th century it was raised to 5 tiers.
Păltiniș. / 45.68278°N 23.98361°E / 45.68278; 23.98361. Păltiniş ( German: Hohe Rinne; Hungarian: Szebenjuharos) is a mountain resort in Transylvania, Romania, 35 km south-west from Sibiu in the Cindrel Mountains . It is situated at 1440 m altitude, being the highest resort in Romania. It lies in a conifer forest.
Geography. It is located in the north of the Sibiu County, on the Vale river, 80 km north of Sibiu and 29 km east of Mediaș.. History. The first documentary testimony about the village dates from 1283 in a document about the taxes paid by the inhabitants of 7 villages and so it is believed to have been founded sometime between 1224 and 1283 by Transylvanian Saxons.
The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Sibiu ( Romanian: Catedrala Sfânta Treime din Sibiu ), located at 35 Mitropoliei Street, Sibiu, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania. It was built in the style of a Byzantine basilica, inspired by Hagia Sophia, [1] with the main spires influenced by ...
13.6 m (45 ft) Salinity. 310 g/L. Lake Brâncoveanu (Romanian: Lacul Brâncoveanu) is a natural salt lake in the town of Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is one of the many lakes of the Ocna Sibiului mine, a large salt mine which has one of the largest salt reserves in Romania. [1] The lake has the biggest salinity out of ...