The Christmas Fair in Sibiu will open its doors again soon (17 November). A wonderful picture of the "Bridge of Lies" in Christmas clothes.

Here's a first overview of Christmas markets in Romania:
Sibiu: 17 Nov. 2023 - 02 Jan. 2024
Craiova: 17 Nov. 2023 to 02 Jan. 2024
Cluj-Napoca: 24 Nov. to 01 Jan. 2024
Timișoara: 26 Nov. 2023 - 07 Jan. 2024
Oradea: 26 Nov. 2023 - 26 Dec. 2023
Bucharest: 30 Nov. 2023 - 26 Dec. 2023
Brasov: 30 Nov. 2023 - 07 Jan. 2024
and many, many more ...

We visit Sibiu County (with the county capital Sibiu) in the heart of Transylvania, with a look back at previous summaries.

All information about the featured destinations, much more information and places of interest can be found at:
https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/.../landkreis-sibiu/

The town of Sighisoara (German: Schäßburg, Hungarian: Segesvar) is located in the historic region of Transylvania, in the heart of Romania.

The town is about 120 km from Brasov (Kronstadt), about 100 km from Sibiu (Hermannstadt) and about 55 km from Târgu-Mureș. Sighisoara is one of the few fully preserved medieval towns in the world today. Its unique historic centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

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Alma Vii (in German Almen) is a village in Sibiu County in Transylvania and definitely deserves a visit!

The village is part of the municipality of Mosna and is also known under the old Romanian names Alma Saşe and Alma Intre Vii, as well as in Hungarian such as Almad, Szaszalmas, Nemet-Almas and Almas.

Information about the fortified church can be found here:
https://kirchenburgen.org/location/almen-alma-vii/

The fortified church in Richiș is located in Biertan, in Sibiu County and was built as a monastery in the second half of the 14th century (14th century: 01.01.1301 to 31.12.1400). Around 1400, this monastery was transformed into a fortified Catholic church and completed in 1451 (pictured).

Today the visitor encounters an evangelical Lutheran church, a true treasure, which is gradually revealed in the eyes of the visitor. The interior of the church is rich in unique zoomorphic motifs (animal-shaped, animal-shaped) and plant motifs.

Biertan, village and fortified church in Sibiu county.

Let yourself be seduced and enchanted. Romania is looking forward to your visit 🥰.

The old town/center of Sibiu in beautiful pictures. Sibiu (in Hungarian Nagyszeben and in Transylvanian-Saxon Hermestatt) is the seat of the county of the same name in the historical region of Transylvania.

The first German settlers probably arrived in the area in 1147. The first documented mention of the town dates from 1191. From 1223 the Latin name "Villa Hermanni" is documented and from 1241 the German equivalent Hermannstorf.

Thanks to Mr. Maik Lanckrock (instagram.com/travantime) for permission to use these images from early August 2022.

Es schneit bereits, und die Transfăgărășan-Straße im Făgăraș-Gebirge ist seit kurzem gesperrt, ebenso wie die Transalpina.

Aber es ist ein schönes Bild, das die Straße im langen Sommer/Herbstwetter in Richtung Sibiu zeigt.

Do you know the ice hotel on Lake Balea? Not yet... 🥰

The location (at 2,034 meters, Fagaras Mountains, Sibiu County) guarantees cold and long winters and, in addition to the wonderful winter world, is another highlight of this region.

Lake Balea can be reached by cable car / gondola (3.7 km, from Monday to Sunday between 9:00 and 17:00). The starting point / starting of the cable car is Balea waterfall (Cabana Balea Cascada).

Images from last weekend ( 12.02.2023 )

White bean soup in bread at "La Taifas" restaurant, right in the main square in Sibiu.

For some it is too early, for others it should never end. In seven weeks ( 7 ) is Christmas and in two weeks it already opens the markets.

Learn more (in German):
https://targuldecraciun.ro/de/weihnachtsmarkt/

Roman Catholic Parish Church ( Roman Catholic Church Holy Trinity ) the Great Square in Sibiu ( Sibiu ).

Images: mid-July 2023

Carta Monastery (Kerz in German) is a former Cistercian / Benedictine monastery in Sibiu County, Transylvania.

It is located on the left bank of the Olt River, between the cities of Sibiu and Fagaraș, and is now an Evangelical Lutheran church. The exact date of the foundation of the Carta Monastery (Latin: monasterium beatae Mariae virginis in Candelis de Kerch) is unknown.

A Constance document dated 17 April 1418, issued by Sigismund, King of Hungary, vaguely states that the monastery was founded, built and granted rights and privileges by its predecessors. Cistercian documents from the 13th to 15th centuries collected and analysed by Leopold Janauschek mention the founding year of the monastery around 1202-1203.

Ighisu Nou, formerly also called Issdorful Sasesc, Ibisdorf, Ighisdorful Sasesc (in the Saxon dialect Eibesterf, in German Sächsisch-Eibesdorf, Eibesdorf, Abesdorf, in Hungarian Szaszivanfalva, Ivanfalva, Izseptelke), belongs to the municipality of Sibiu Nou in the Transylvania region.

Ighisu Nou was first mentioned in a document from 1305 from the Chapter of Alba Iulia.

is a glacial lake in the Romanian Carpathians. It is located in the Făgăraș Mountains, on the Transfăgărășan highway, between the Negoiu and Moldoveanu Mountains.

The lake is located in Sibiu county and is just under 80 kilometres from the city of Sibiu and about 70 kilometres from the town of Făgăraș.

Lots more information and travel destinations in Romania:
https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/

The village of Hosman ( in German Holzmengen ) is located in the Sibiu district of Transylvania and is part of the municipality of Nocrich ( Leschkirch ).

The old town / centre of Sibiu in beautiful pictures. Sibiu (Sibiu in Romanian, Nagyszeben in Hungarian and Hermestatt in Transylvanian Saxon) is the capital of the district of the same name in the historical region of Transylvania.

The first German settlers arrived in the area probably in 1147. The first documentary mention of the town dates from 1191. The Latin name "Villa Hermanni" is documented from 1223 and the German equivalent Hermannstorf from 1241.

Even now at the end of September the evenings are still pleasant and many people are out and about to meet in the city for a coffee, to take advantage of the many offers or simply to stroll / walk through the historic Old Town of Sibiu (Hermannstadt).

City tours can be found here: https://heide-reisen.de

Beautiful pictures from Sibiu in the heart of Transylvania from the end of May 2023. A wonderful day to explore a wonderful city.

Excerpt from the history of Sibiu: In 1438, the Turks besieged the city, but failed to take it. However, the entire surrounding area was devastated.

As a result of the threat of the Turks, the city had three wall rings built with 39 towers and several large gates. It became the largest fortified city in the Kingdom of Hungary. Hermannstadt repeatedly resisted the sieges of the Turks, who never managed to capture the city.

In 1442, the Turks were beaten at the city gates, Mayor Thomas Trautenberger became a legend. Therefore, in 1445, Pope Eugene IV described Sibiu as a wall and a shield of Christianity.
However, the armies passing by and tanning in front of the city destroyed the entire surrounding area again. Once, the Hungarian prince of Transylvania, Gabriel Bathory, managed to occupy the city through a trick, robbing and expelling all German inhabitants from the solid walls - a bitter lesson, which led to an even greater vigilance and distrust of the Germans.

By 1500, Sibiu already had about 6,000 inhabitants. In the Reformation, the writings of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon came to the city in 1523. In 1543, Protestant creed was introduced because states gave each other the freedom to decide on the faith. On March 31, 1556, during a city fire, the entire lower town and also part of the upper city burned down and about 550 buildings were destroyed.
Hermannstadt was the political center of the Transylvanian Saxons and the headquarters of Universitas Saxonum, a kind of Transylvanian Parliament that dealt with Transylvanian-Saxon concerns until 1878 and was a symbol of political unity and the independence of the Transylvanian Saxons.

Text source: Wikipedia

About 40 km from Sibiu (in the direction of Brașov) is the Valea Zânelor Clay Castle. Construction began in 2014, and today the "clay castle", which seems to have been built for hobbits, is admired and admired by hundreds of visitors every day.

Learn more about clay castle:
DE: https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/…/ausflugsziele…/
RO: https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/…/de-vizitat…/

The Carpenters' Tower in Sibiu (on the left of the wall) was built in the 14th century by the Saxon carpenters' guild of Sibiu.

The tower was part of the city's third fortification belt, and is now the surviving tower on the left of the city wall and fortress. It is located on Zitadellenstraße (Harteneckgasse, named after the mayor Johann Sachs von Harteneck).

The Olarilor Tower (Olarilor's Tower in Romanian, to the right of the wall) was built in the 15th century by the Saxon potters' guild. It was also part of the city's third fortification belt and stands to the right of the preserved defensive wall and fortress.

Images: July 2023

Pictures from August 2023 from Biertan.

The town and fortified church of Biertan (Biertan in German), first mentioned in a document from 1283, is located in the county of Sibiu in the Transylvania region.

This weekend, the Restaurant | Palace Brukenthal in Avrig will host the Autumn Festival, where they will prepare and offer lamb and pork in the pot, specialities from the pot and, of course, potatoes from all over the world.

When: 14 and 15 October
Where: Brukenthal Palace in Avrig (Freck in German), just a few kilometres from Sibiu / Hermannstadt | https://palatulbrukenthalavrig.ro/

A small village (Mergeln / Merchindeal) in the historical region of Transylvania (Transylvania), photographed in mid-May 2022. Beautiful 🥰