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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 ...
Territorial evolution of Romania, 1859-present (animated map). Divisions of Wallachia, 1601-1718 Divisions of Moldavia, 1601-1718 Divisions of Transylvania, 1606-1660. The earliest organization into județe of the Principalities of Wallachia, respectively ținuturi of Moldavia, dates back at least to the early 15th century.
The Council Tower of Sibiu ( Romanian: Turnul Sfatului, German: Hermannstädter Ratsturm) is a tower situated between the two main squares of the Historic center in Sibiu, the Great Square ( Piața Mare) and the Small Square ( Piața Mică ). It was built in the 12th century, but was also rebuilt multiple times, with its architecture getting ...
Ocna Sibiului ( German: Salzburg; Hungarian: Vízakna) is a town in the centre of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, central Romania, 10 km to the north-west of the county capital Sibiu. The town administers a single village, Topârcea ( Tschapertsch; Toporcsa ). At the 2011 census, 89.4% of inhabitants were Romanians and 9.7% Hungarians .
Șura Mare. / 45.850°N 24.167°E / 45.850; 24.167. Șura Mare ( German: Großscheuern; Hungarian: Nagycsűr) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Hamba ( Hahnbach; Kakasfalva) and Șura Mare. Șura Mare was first mentioned in 1332, and Hamba in 1337. [2]
The Eyes of Sibiu ( German: Augen von Hermannstadt, Romanian: Ochii din Sibiu) are the iconic eyebrow dormers on the roofs of Sibiu 's houses. Sibiu lies in Transylvania, a historical region of Romania. The eyes, which are a symbol and a tourist attraction of the city, have given Sibiu the nicknames of The City with Eyes, [1] The City Where ...
Axente Sever (until 1931 Frâua; German: Frauendorf; Hungarian: Asszonyfalva) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, named after Ioan Axente Sever . The commune is composed of three villages: Agârbiciu ( Arbegen; Szászegerbegy ), Axente Sever and Șoala ( Schaal; Sálya ). In each of these three villages there are Saxon ...
Saint John's Church ( Romanian: Biserica Sf. Johannis; German: Johanniskirche) is a Lutheran ( Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania) church located at 30 Mitropoliei Street, Sibiu, Romania. A complex of buildings was raised on the site in 1881-1883 as an orphanage serving the city's Lutherans, with the Neo-Gothic church ...