Local Plan for Sustainable Development of Sibiu Municipality

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SIBIU
I. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
I.1. I.1. ASSESSMENT OF THE
NATURAL RESOURCES
I.1.1. BACKGROUND OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
Located in the centre of the country, where the roads
that connected the old Romanian territories meet,
Sibiu is a landmark for the exchange of material and
spiritual values, which produced a flourishing culture
and civilisation. Citadel of Transylvania, residence of
the Metropolitan Seat of Ardeal and of Evangelic
Diocese, Sibiu developed on the ruins of ancient
Cedonia. During the first half of the 12 th century, the
first German colonists (Flemings and Mosselans) built
a new town on the banks of the Cibin River, named
Villa Hermanni. Later, this town was called
Hermannsdorf, then Hermannstadt, and the Romanian
population named it Sibiu.
The southern Transylvanian population has always
been connected to European civilization values, since
it reflects the peaceful cohabitation of Romanians,
Saxons, and Hungarians.
The city is located at the crossing point of the parallel
of 45°48’ northern latitude with the meridian of 24° 29’
eastern longitudes. It is situated in the Cibin
depression, near the Făgăraş mountains (about 20
km), Cibinului mountains (12 km) and Lotrului
mountains (about 15 km), which borders the
depression to the southwest. To the north and to the
east, the territory of Sibiu is bordered by the Târnave
plateau, which descends over the Cibin Valley,
through Guşteriţei Hill.
The municipality lies in the Cibin depression, in a hilly
plane with terraces from the Cibin River, which drains
the depression.
The city is not delimited by precise geographical relief
forms, these forms being made almost uniform by the
expansion of the built environment. The municipality
does not have geomorphological accidents on its area,
which would produce slopes.
The city of Sibiu is located in an area with a typically
temperate continental climate, influenced by
secondary microclimate effects due to wind direction,
relief components and the built environment. The main
climatic features are the following:
• Average yearly temperature: 8.8 º C
• Absolute maximum temperature: 37.4 º C
• Minimum absolute temperature: -31º C
• Nebulousness – yearly average: 6.2
• Average yearly rainfall: 662 mm
• Relative air humidity – yearly averages 75%.
The average yearly rainfall is 662 l/m 2 , and the
number of days with frost is approximately 120 per
year.
I.1.2. BIODIVERSITY – GREEN AREAS
The Sibiu county biogeographic background is
especially complex, due to the great diversity of
invaluable ecosystems, habitats and wild species.
These are some of the most important assets in
defining the area’s potential. Vegetation has a
fundamental role in developing tourism due to its
aesthetic and recreational functions, while the wild
fauna sustains the development of hunting and fishing.
Green areas
The assessment of the green and recreational areas
for Sibiu as follows: