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Sibiu (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 46 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.7667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 024 09 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 24.1500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Cibin river, on Turnu Roșu pass through the Transylvanian Alps; was site of Roman colony; town was founded by German colonists from Saxony in 12th cen.; destroyed by Tartars in 1241; suffered in Turkish wars, & went to Austria in 1699. |
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| Sibiu (preferred,C,V)
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| Hermannstadt (C,O,German,U,N)
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| Nagyszeben (C,O,Magyar (Hungarian),U,N)
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| Hermannsdorf (H,O)
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............ | name used by Saxon colonists in 12th cen. |
| Cibinium (H,O)
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............ | Roman, name refers to location on Cibin river |
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Sibiu (county) (P) |
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Sibiu (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established by Romans, refounded by Germans in 12th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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