SIBIU COUNTY

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Capital city

Sibiu

Population

Area

5.432 km²

Towns

Agnita , Avrig , Cisnadie , Copsa Mica , Dumbraveni , Miercurea Sibiului ,
 Ocna Sibiului , Saliste , Talmaciu

ECONOMY
Sibiu County has one of the most dynamical economies in Romania, being one of the regions with the highest level of foreign investment.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Machine and automotive components.
• Food industry.
• Textile industry.
• Wood industry.

The biggest natural resource in the county is natural gas, especially in the north side, having one of the largest sources in the country.

In Copsa Mica during the communist period there were two chemical industrial complexes which polluted the environment heavily with carbon black, heavy metals and other chemical substances. That's why the area is still considered one of the most polluted communities in Europe. Fortunately, after 1989 many of the industrial complexes were shut down and the area is slowly recovering.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
 The main tourist attractions in the county are:

• The city of Sibiu with its medieval fortifications and its historic centre.
• The medieval city of Medias.
• The medieval Saxon fortified churches and villages from Transylvania, some of them being UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
  • Biertan.
  • Valea Viilor.
  • Cisnadie.
  • Cisnadioara.
  • Slimnic.
  • Agnita.
• The abbey of Cārta
• The Fagaras Mountains.
  • The Bālea Valley and the Transfagarasan.
  • The Negoiu Peak.
• Paltinis mountain resort and the Cindrel Mountains.
• Ocna Sibiului, Bazna and Miercurea Sibiului Spa towns.
• The Marginimea Sibiului rural area.