Sibiu

Summary

Sibiu is a municipality of Romania^[1]. Sibiu ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_romania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,342 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sibiu received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Sibiu is located in Sibiu County^[4].
• Sibiu is in the country of Romania^[5].
• Sibiu's head of government is recorded as Astrid Fodor^[6].
• Sibiu's instance of is recorded as municipality of Romania^[7].
• Sibiu's instance of is recorded as capital of county in Romania^[8].
• Sibiu's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Sibiu's capital is recorded as Sibiu^[10].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Landshut^[11].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bauru^[12].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Columbia^[13].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Deventer^[14].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klagenfurt am Wörthersee^[15].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marburg^[16].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rennes^[17].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wirral^[18].
• Sibiu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mechelen^[19].
• Sibiu's postal code is recorded as 550003–550550^[20].
• Sibiu's Commons category is recorded as Sibiu^[21].
• Sibiu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[22].
• Sibiu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[23].
• 1191 marks the founding of Sibiu^[24].
• Sibiu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.8, 'lon': 24.15}^[25].
• Sibiu's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Transylvania^[26].
• Sibiu's official website is recorded as http://www.sibiu.ro/^[27].

Body

Founding

1191 marks the founding of Sibiu^[24].

Identity

Sibiu's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Sibiu'}^[28].

Recognition

Sibiu received the European Capital of Culture^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sibiu include Sibiu International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Romania^[31].

Why It Matters

Sibiu ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_romania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,342 views/month).^[2] Sibiu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Sibiu is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Sibiu include Sibiu International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Romania^[31].

FAQs

What awards did Sibiu receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].