Despite the fact that nowadays ethnic Germans make up less than 2% of Sibiu's total population, the former president of the (FDGR/DFDR) and current president of Romania, served as mayor of the city between 2000 and 2014.Johannis was overwhelmingly reelected in 2004 (with 88.7% of votes) and 2008 (with 83.3% of the votes cast) and his party gained an absolute majority in the city council during that same year. After the, the ad interim function for the seat of the mayor of the city was filled by deputy mayor. Fodor subsequently gained a permanent mayor seat at the.PartySeatsCurrent Council1265Economy Sibiu is an important economic hub for Romania, with a high rate of foreign investments.
Sibiu Airport, Blue Air flight.is one of the most modern international airports in Romania, with direct connections to, and.Road Sibiu is an important node in the European road network, being on two different European routes (E68 and E81). At a national level, Sibiu is located on three different main national roads, DN1, DN7 and DN14.The will link the city with and the Romanian western border, near. From the remaining 332 km of motorway towards the border with Hungary, a total of 276 km is completed and the last 56 km are currently under construction, while the timeline for the segment towards Pitești is targeted for completion for the year 2025 (construction will start no sooner than 2019).
Sibiu' s as part of was completed on 1 December 2010.Sibiu is also an important hub for the international bus links with the biggest passenger transporter in Romania, based here. Transport companies are also providing coach connections from Sibiu to a large number of locations in Romania. Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu. Museums and parks Sibiu's museums are organised around two entities: the and the. The Brukenthal Museum consists of an Art Gallery and an Old Books Library located inside the Brukenthal Palace, a History Museum located in the old town hall building, a Pharmacy Museum located in one of the first shops in Europe, dating from the 16th century, a Natural History Museum and a Museum of Arms and Hunting Trophies.The focuses on, and consists of a Traditional Folk Civilisation Museum, a 96- open-air museum located in Dumbrava Forest south of Sibiu, a Universal Ethnography Museum, a Museum of Transylvanian Civilisation and a Museum of Saxon Ethnography and Folk Art. Also planned is a Museum of the Culture and Civilisation of the Romany People. Citadel Park, with the 16th century city wallSeveral festivals are organised yearly in Sibiu, the most prestigious of them being the, organized each spring at the end of May.
Turnul Galatei a fost construit de genovezi in anul 1348. Privelistea din Turnul Galatei asupra orasului, de-a lungul Cornului de Aur, este de-a dreptul minunata. Turnul este dotat cu un lift pentru a facilita accesul vizitatorilor.
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Medieval Festival organized every year in August, reviving the medieval spirit of.The is held every Summer since 2006 and as of 2008 the Rockin' Transilvania Festival is also held in Sibiu.The oldest in Romania is organized here, as well as the 'Carl Filtsch' festival for young classical piano players, the 'Astra Film' documentary film festival, the Transylvania calling Festival a Multi Cultural 6 day Open Air Music festival! 26–31 July 2007, a medieval arts festival and many more smaller cultural events. Is also hosted here.Sibiu was awarded by IGCAT (International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism) to be part of the program, event that will promote in 2019 the region's culinary heritage, multi-ethnic traditions and multi-cultural community.European Cultural Capital The designation as a for 2007, owed greatly to the excellent collaboration with, but also to what many regard as a miraculous social rebirth taking place in the city during the last years. The Cultural Capital status was expected to bring about an abrupt increase in quantity and quality of cultural events in 2007.Tourism In 2007, Sibiu was the (together with ). This was the most important cultural event that has ever happened in the city, and a great number of tourists came, both domestic and foreign.The city of Sibiu and its surroundings are one of the most visited areas in Romania.
It holds one of the best preserved historical sites in the country, many of its medieval fortifications having been kept in excellent state. Its old center has begun the process for becoming a in 2004. Sibiu and its surrounding area have many significant museums, with 12 institutions housing art collections, paintings, and exhibits in decorative arts, archeology, anthropology, history, industrial archeology and history of technology and natural sciences.The city also lies close to the – a popular trekking destination, close to the and Arena Platos ski resorts – both winter holiday destinations, and it is at the heart of the former Saxon communities in Transylvania renowned for its. Liars Bridge in Lesser Square, erected in 1859Next to the Jesuit Church on the north side is the Council Tower, one of the city's symbols. This former fortification tower from the 13th century has been successively rebuilt over the years.
The building nearby used to be the City Council's meeting place; beneath it lies an access way between the Grand Square and the Lesser Square.On the south and east sides are two- or three-storey houses, having tall attics with small windows known as the city's eyes. Most of these houses are dated 15th to 19th centuries, and most of them are Renaissance or Baroque in style.Lesser Square( Small Square, German: Kleiner Ring) as its name implies, is a smaller square situated in the northern part of the Upper Town. After the 2007 rehabilitation there has been an increase in the number of small businesses such as pubs and restaurants in this area.The square is connected to the other two squares and to other streets by small, narrow passages. The main access from the Lower City is through Ocnei Street, which divides the square in two. The street passes under the Liar's Bridge – the first bridge in Romania to have been cast in iron (1859).To the right of the bridge is another symbol of the city, The House of the Arts, a 14th-century arched building formerly belonging to the Butchers' Guild. On the left side of the bridge is the Luxemburg House, a Baroque four-storey building.Huet Squareis the third of the three main squares of Sibiu.
Its most notable feature is the in its center. It is the place where the earliest fortifications have been built in the late 12th century or early 13th century. The buildings around this square are mainly. On the west side lies the Brukenthal Highschool, in place of a former 14th-century school.
The Fortificationsof Sibiu made the city one of the most important fortified cities in Central Europe. Multiple rings were built around the city, most of them out of clay bricks. The south-eastern fortifications are the best kept, and all three parallel lines are still visible. The first is an exterior earth mound, the second is a 10-meter-tall red brick wall, and the third line comprises towers linked by another 10-meter-tall wall. All structures are connected via a labyrinth of tunnels and passageways, designed to ensure transport between the city and lines of defense.In the 16th century more modern elements were added to the fortifications, mainly leaf-shaped.
Two of these survived to this day, as the Haller Bastion (all the way down Coposu Boulevard) and 'Soldisch Bastion'.The Passage of the Stairs,leads down to the lower section of Sibiu. It descends along some fortifications under the support arches.
It is one of several passages linking the two sides of the old city.Health. Samuel von Brukenthal High SchoolSibiu is an important centre of higher education, with over 23,000 students in four public and private higher institutions.The was founded in 1990, with five faculties: Engineering and Sciences; Language Sciences; History and Law; Medicine; Food and Textile Processing Technology. Nowadays, there are 10 faculties and departments.Sibiu also houses the and the Military Foreign Language Center as well as two private universities, Romanian-German University and Alma Mater University.In Sibiu there are 20 educational institutions on the secondary level, the most important of which are:. – sciences and informatics, first opened in 1692 as a.