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Sibiu (Hermannstadt)
Sibiu (si'biw, Hermannstadt; Nagyszeben) is one of the largest cities in Transylvania, Romania with a population of about 160,000. It straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt. It is the capital of Sibiu County and is located some 282 km NW of Bucharest.It is one of the most important cultural and religious centres in Romania as well a major transportation hub in central Romania. The city used to be the centre of the Transylvanian Saxons in Romania until World War II.Sibiu was designated European Capital of Culture for the year 2007 together with Luxembourg. (...)

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voted for by the tripwolf community Liar's Bridge sight Brukenthal Museum (Muzeul Piaa Mare 4, Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Brukenthal) Rumnien museum / gallery Folk - Open Air Museum (Muzeul Astra) museum / gallery Customize your trip and get all the infos you need: Create your own trip on tripwolf.com!

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Liar's Bridge
Under the load of liars, the bridge in Sibiu, according to legend collapse votes Liar's Bridge

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The small cast iron bridge at the Piata Mica from 1859, the legend collapse, if it enters a liar. If the legend is likely the Sibiu a prime example of honesty, because the bridge is still standing. It leads through an ancient moat to Protestant church.

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museum / gallery

Brukenthal Museum (Muzeul Brukenthal)

votes address: Piaa Mare 4, Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Rumnien Brukenthal Museum (Muzeul Brukenthal)

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The Brukenthal National Museum (Romanian: Muzeul Naional Brukenthal) is a museum in Sibiu, Romania, housed in the palace of Samuel von Brukenthal - who was Habsburg governor of Transylvania and who established its first collections around 1790. The collections were officially opened to the public in 1817, making it the oldest institution of its kind in Romania.It is a complex of six museums, which, without being separate administrative entities, are situated in different locations around the city and have their own distinct cultural programmes.The Art Galleries are located inside the Brukenthal Palace and include a number of about 1,200 works belonging to the main European schools of painting, from the 15th to the 18th century: Flemish-Dutch, German and Austrian, Italian, Spanish and French Schools. The Galleries also include collections of engravings, books, numismatics, and minerals.The Brukenthal Library is also located inside the Brukenthal Palace. At the moment it comprises almost 300,000 library units (manuscripts, incunables, rare foreign books, old Romanian-language books, contemporary books and specialised magazines).The Museum of History is part of a building which is considered to be the most important ensemble of non-religious Gothic architecture in Transylvania. The museum initially focused its activities on representing the historic characteristics of Sibiu and [read more on www.tripwolf.com]

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Folk - Open Air Museum (Muzeul Astra)

Folk - Open Air Museum (Muzeul Astra)

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In the magical plant in the idyllic Stadtwald Dumbrava be a total of 340 old farmhouses and mills shown. Integrated is also a rustic restaurant. 4 km to the southwest

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