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Timeline of Sibiu

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania.

Contents

Prior to 17th century

  • 12th century - Area settled by Hermann of Nuremberg.
  • 1191 - Mentioned for the first time in a document of the Vatican, under the name "Cibinium" (due to the Cibin River that flows through the city)
  • 1241 - Sibiu gets sacked by the invading Mongols; Hungarian army loses a major battle on April 11
  • 1292 - The first hospital in the Kingdom of Hungary was attested.
  • 1324 - First Rathaus(town hall) is documented, current address Piaţa Mică 31.
  • 1380 - The first documented school in the Kingdom of Hungary.
  • 1438 - Town besieged by Turkish forces.
  • 1442 - The Battle of Hermannstadt fought March 18–25 between the army of the Hungarian Kingdom under John Hunyadi and the Ottoman Turks
  • 1494 - The first pharmacy in the Kingdom of Hungary.
  • 1520 - Protestant church finished.
  • 1534 - The first paper mill in the Kingdom of Hungary.
  • 1544 - The first book in the Romanian language was printed in Sibiu, funded by John II Sigismund Zápolya. This was in Cyrillic letters.
  • 1545 - Rathaus (town hall) in use.
  • 1551 - Conrad Haas's experiment with rockets.
  • 1570 - The Ottoman-dependent Principality of Transylvania was formed after the Ottoman conquest in Hungary.
  • 1588 - Tower built on the Grosse Ring.

    • 17th-19th centuries

  • 1671 - Methane gas was discovered near Sibiu.
  • 1699 - Town becomes capital of Austrian Transylvania.
  • 1717 - Town's brewery is opened, first of the present territory of Romania.
  • 1726 - Jesuit Church established.
  • 1769 - The first hall for theater opens in the home of Baron von Möringer in Piața Mare (Blue House, 5 Piața Mare). It operated between 1769-1783
  • 1782 - Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein discovered the chemical element tellurium.
  • 1787 - Brukenthal palace built.
  • 1788 - First theatre in Transylvania.
  • 1795 - The first lightning rod in Transylvania and in Southeastern Europe was installed in Cisnădie (formerly Nagydisznód).
  • 1817 - Brukenthal Museum opens.
  • 1849 - Austrian-Hungarian conflict.
  • 1861 - Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People headquartered in Sibiu.
  • 1867 - The Principality of Transylvania was incorporated into Hungary in the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary
  • 1872 - The first railway opened between Sibiu and Copșa Mică
  • 1891 - Population: 21,465.
  • 1896 - The first use of electricity in Austria-Hungary, and the first power line in Southeastern Europe.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 - Population: 26,077.
  • 1904 - The second city in Europe to use an electric-powered trolley.
  • 1905 - The Electric Tram is inaugurated(replacing the trolley)
  • 1918 - Upon the Union of Transylvania with Romania, Sibiu became part of Romania.
  • 1927 - Stadionul Municipal (stadium) opens.
  • 1928 - The first zoo in Romania.
  • 1940
  • University of Cluj relocates to Sibiu temporarily.
  • Sibiu Literary Circle active.
  • 1941 - Saxons lost their historical majority in the population
  • 1948 - Population: 60,602.
  • 1959 - Sibiu Airport terminal in use.
  • 1985 - Hotel Continental Sibiu in business.
  • 1989 - The third city to take part in the Romanian Revolution.
  • 1993
  • Sibiu International Theatre Festival
  • Museum of Universal Ethnography opens.
  • 1994 - Sibiu Stock Exchange established.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Klaus Iohannis becomes mayor.
  • 2007
  • Sibiu International Airport renovated.
  • City designated a European Capital of Culture.
  • 2011 - Population: 147,245; county 375,992.
  • 2011 - The 17.5 km of motorway forming a partial beltway around Sibiu was fully completed on August 30.
  • 2012 - Host of the NATO Military Committee Conference

    • References

    Timeline of Sibiu Wikipedia
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