Sibiu
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Sibiu (Hungarian: Nagyszeben, German: Hermannstadt) is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 170,000. It is the
capital of Sibiu county.
History
The city is built near the Roman city of Caedonia, that was probably deserted at the
beginning of the Dark ages, after the Roman withdrawal. The city was founded in 1190 by
German colonists (saşi) settled in this area. In the
14th century, it was already an important trade center and in 1376 a document mentions that the craftmen where divided in 19 guilds. It became the most important
German city among the Seven Burgs of Transylvania and it was home of the Academia Saxorum - a German Parliament of Transylvania.
In the 17th century, it was the Easternmost city considered to be part of
Western civilization (actually the Easternmost city that was included in the European postal routes).
Population
As of approximately 2002, Sibiu's has a population of about 170,000. The
ethnic breakdown is as follows:
Most of the population is of the Romanian Orthodox religion.
Protestants and Roman
Catholics represent 4% of the population.
- 25% of the population is over 50 years old
- 18% of the population has graduated from some form of university
Tourism
Tursib is the city's transport system. Sibiu/Hermanstadt will be the European cultural
capital in 2007 - [1] (http://www.sibiu2007.ro)
Famous natives
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