Upper Town
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fortification, neighbourhood, Medieval / Middle Ages, invisible, historic district
The first mention of the city is made in 1191 under the name Cibinium (only the Upper Town) in an ecclesiastical document from the Vatican, but there are mentions of the name Villa Cibiniensi (1292 - Lower Town) and Villa Hermani in 1223, sub-city border belonging to Cibinium.
The Upper Town is a medieval neighborhood inhabited in the past especially by the wealthy familyes and the patricians of Sibiu. Here was the Civic Center (Large Square) and Commercial Center (Small Square) of the city. On the west side of the Large Square lies the famous Brukenthal Museum, baroque palace and former residence of the Governor of Transylvania in the 18th century, Samuel von Brukenthal. The Museum first opened for public in 1817.
The Upper Town was fortified between 1330 and 1366 (see the outline).
The Upper Town is a medieval neighborhood inhabited in the past especially by the wealthy familyes and the patricians of Sibiu. Here was the Civic Center (Large Square) and Commercial Center (Small Square) of the city. On the west side of the Large Square lies the famous Brukenthal Museum, baroque palace and former residence of the Governor of Transylvania in the 18th century, Samuel von Brukenthal. The Museum first opened for public in 1817.
The Upper Town was fortified between 1330 and 1366 (see the outline).
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 45°47'44"N 24°9'2"E
- Sibiu/Hermannstadt defensive sistem - South city walls 0.2 km
- Historic Center (Hermannstadt) 0.9 km
- Biertan 48 km
- Citadel of Alba Iulia (also known as Citadel Alba Carolina ) 55 km
- Castrum XIII Gemina Legion 55 km
- Singidava Fortress (Cetate Hill) 61 km
- Potaissa (castra) 91 km
- Sarmisegetuza-Colonia Ulpia Traiana Augusta Dacica Sarmizegetusa 112 km
- Gurghiu burg 122 km
- Gilau Castle 123 km
- The Large Square 0.1 km
- Small Square 0.2 km
- Albert Huet Square 0.2 km
- Citadel Park--The Promenade 0.3 km
- Lower Town 0.3 km
- Central Area (outside the Historic Center) 0.5 km
- Former Josephine district 0.7 km
- Sibiu 1.4 km
- Terezian 1.4 km
- Sibiu County 14 km