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Landmark Attractions In Sibiu County

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Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 147,245. Located some 275 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt. Now the capital of Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 and 1849–65 Sibiu was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania. Sibiu is one of the most important cultural centres of Romania and was designated the European Capital of Culture for the year 2007, along with the city of Luxembourg. Formerly the centre of the Transylvanian Saxons, the old city of Sibiu was ranked as Europe's 8th-most idyllic place to live by Forbes in 2008.The city administers the Păltiniș sk...
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  • 6. Union Square in Sibiu Sibiu
    The unification of Romania and Moldova is a popular concept in the two countries beginning with the late 1980s, during the collapse of communism. The Romanian Revolution in 1989 and the independence of Moldova in 1991 further contributed to the development of a movement for the unification of the two Romanian-speaking countries. The question of reunification is recurrent in the public sphere of the two countries, often as a speculation, both as a goal and a danger. The idea, while widespread in Romania, is only supported by a minority in Moldova.Individuals who advocate the unification are usually called unionists . Some support it as a peaceful process based on consent in the two countries, others in the name of a Romanian historical right over Bessarabia. The supporters of the union refe...
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  • 9. Fortress Walls Sibiu
    A fortress church is a particular type of church that, in addition to its religious functions is also used by the local population as a retreat and defensive position, similar to a refuge castle. A fortress church usually implies that the church is enclosed by its own fortifications, such as curtain walls and defensive towers. By comparison, a church with simple defensive features, such as battlements and embrasures on the church itself, is usually just referred to as a fortified church.
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  • 11. Slimnic Citadel Slimnic
    Slimnic is a commune located in Sibiu County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Albi, Pădureni, Ruși, Slimnic and Veseud. Slimnic and Ruși villages have fortified churches. Slimnic village also has a medieval citadel.
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  • 15. Axente Sever Sibiu
    Axente Sever is a commune located in Sibiu County, Romania, named after Ioan Axente Sever. The commune is composed of three villages: Agârbiciu , Axente Sever and Șoala . In each of these three villages there are Saxon fortified churches erected in the 14th century and fortified till the 16th century.
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