Sibiu

Sibiu County · Romania
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Photos: Transylvania Farmers’ Market in Sibiu: Saturday producers’ market; Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu: palace and art gallery; ASTRA Museum, Sibiu: open-air museum in Dumbrava forest; Sibiu historic centre: squares, Bridge of Lies and walls

Sibiu is a city in Romania.

Elevation: about 415 m above sea level. Population: 134,308 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 3 sights, 1 craft place.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

What to visit

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Sibiu historic centre: squares, Bridge of Lies and wallsArchitectureSibiu historic centre: squares, Bridge of Lies and wallsSibiuunder 1 km from the centreSibiu (German Hermannstadt, Hungarian Nagyszeben) was founded in the 12th century by German settlers invited to southern Transylvania by the kings of Hungary.Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu: palace and art galleryMuseumBrukenthal National Museum, Sibiu: palace and art gallerySibiuunder 1 km from the centreSibiu (German Hermannstadt) was the chief town of the Transylvanian Saxons, and in the late 18th century it was home to one of the most powerful men in the region —...ASTRA Museum, Sibiu: open-air museum in Dumbrava forestMuseumASTRA Museum, Sibiu: open-air museum in Dumbrava forestSibiu5.7 km from the centreThe ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization occupies part of the Dumbrava forest (Dumbrava Sibiului) about 3 km south of the centre of Sibiu, on the road to...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Transylvania Farmers’ Market in Sibiu: Saturday producers’ marketMarkets & fairsTransylvania Farmers’ Market in Sibiu: Saturday producers’ marketSibiu1.7 km from the centreThe Transylvania Farmers’ Market (Piața Țărănească Transilvania) is an open-air Saturday market next to the Transilvania sports hall in Sibiu.Hermannstadt Mountain Horses: horse rides below the FăgărașHorse ridingHermannstadt Mountain Horses: horse rides below the FăgărașPorumbacu de Sus27 km from the centreHorses in the Avrig Valley below the Făgăraș Hermannstadt Mountain Horses (Hermannstadt is the old German name of Sibiu) is a riding stable in the Avrig Valley (Valea...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Ocna Sibiului spa: salt lakes and healing mudWater parks & thermal poolsOcna Sibiului spa: salt lakes and healing mudOcna Sibiului11 km from the centreOcna Sibiului is a small spa town in Sibiu County, 15 km north-west of Sibiu, on the southern edge of the Transylvanian hill basin.

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Rakhiv – Sibiu ≈390 km, ≈5 h 33 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sibiu ≈524 km, ≈7 h 52 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Sibiu ≈435 km, ≈8 h 00 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.