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Sibiu

Also known as Hermannstadt

Sibiu, German Hermannstadt, is a city in central Romania, in southern Transylvania. Founded by German settlers, the Transylvanian Saxons, in the twelfth century, it became their chief town and one of the strongest walled cities of the region, and in the eighteenth century it was the seat of the Habsburg government of Transylvania. It was a European Capital of Culture in 2007.

Sibiu
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sibiu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sibiu
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