Sibiu

capital of the county of Sibiu, Romania
Organization municipality_of_romania Q83324
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Sibiu

Summary

Sibiu is a municipality of Romania[1]. Sibiu ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_romania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,982 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].
  • 1191 marks the founding of Sibiu[22].
  • Sibiu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.8, 'lon': 24.15}[23].
  • Sibiu's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Transylvania[24].
  • Sibiu's official website is recorded as http://www.sibiu.ro/[25].
  • Sibiu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sibiu[26].
  • Sibiu's email address is recorded as mailto:pms@sibiu.ro[27].

Body

Founding

1191 marks the founding of Sibiu[22].

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 (15,982 views/month).[2] Sibiu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Sibiu is known by 62 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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . 2016bec.ro. 2016bec.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . klagenfurt.at. klagenfurt.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . coduripostale.ro. coduripostale.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q135973562. Retrieved . romaniadategeografice.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . docs.google.com. docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', '
    Wikidata description → capital of the county of Sibiu, Romania
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57208|batch #57208]]"
  2. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sibiu
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: sibiu, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959401|sibiu (#289959401)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1191-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Sibiu
    Svkkl authority id → 0241492-Sibiu-Rumunsko
    History of topic → timeline of Sibiu
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0241492-Sibiu-Rumunsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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