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Sibiu County

Sibiu, the open-air museum and Saxon villages.

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📷 Țetcu Mircea Rareș · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sibiu County has the city of Sibiu, the Saxon village of Biertan and the great ASTRA open-air museum.

The story of Sibiu County

Sibiu's houses have roof windows that look like watching eyes. The Brukenthal National Museum, opened in 1817, is one of the oldest museums in Europe. In the forest at Dumbrava, the ASTRA Museum has more than 300 houses, mills and workshops from all over Romania. Biertan's fortified church on its hill is on the UNESCO list.

  • 1817the Brukenthal Museum opens
  • 2007Sibiu is a European Capital of Culture

Sibiu County through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1993Biertan is added to the UNESCO list.See it: Biertan Fortified Church

What to do in Sibiu County

  1. 01

    Brukenthal National Museum

    European and Romanian art in a baroque palace.

    Sibiu2 hours
  2. 02

    ASTRA National Museum Complex

    A huge open-air village museum.

    Sibiu3 to 4 hours
  3. 03

    Biertan Fortified Church

    A Saxon church on a hill.

    Biertan1 hour
Getting there

Getting to Sibiu County

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

OTP
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Getting around Sibiu County

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

Hidden story

The marriage prison

Biertan's church had a room for couples who wanted to divorce.

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In the fortified church of Biertan there is a small room where, the story says, couples who wanted to divorce were locked up together for up to six weeks, with one bed, one plate and one spoon. Local tradition says that in 300 years only one couple still wanted to separate afterwards.