Local Plan for Sustainable Development of Sibiu Municipality

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MUNICIPALITY
Area (ha)
Green area /
Town
Population
Recreational areas and parks Green areas Total
inhabitant (m 2 )
Sibiu 73.24 152.00 225.24 155, 045 14.5
În calculul zonei verzi/cap locuitor s-a inclus şi Pădurea Dumbrava.
The most important parks and recreational areas are:
the Sub Arini Park, the Zoological Garden, the
Dumbrava Sibiului Natural Park, and the Păltiniş
recreational zone.
Being located in the Cibin depression, the town
extends partly on the interior terrace – on the right
side of Cibin River, known as the Sibiu Terrace –
creating the Uptown, and partly on the Downtown,
creating the Lower City. The town of Sibiu has a
special natural environment, with a number of green
areas amounting to 225.24 ha, as follows:
Parks larger than 5 ha:
• Sub Arini Park –19.58 ha
• Dumbrava Forest – 41.15 ha
• Forest Han Dumbrava – 12.51 ha
Green areas smaller than 5 ha:
• Sidewalk green areas - 9 ha
• Green areas between residential buildings -
108 ha
• Other areas - 35 ha
The Sub Arini Park, the largest park in Sibiu, has an
area of 21.65 ha and is one of the oldest parks. The
oldest trees (alders, poplars, lime trees, oaks) are over
150 years old. Currently, there are 68 wooden species
in the park, of which 30 are exotic and 38 are local.
The exotic species have a high scientific and
decorative value, both those from East Asia (ginkgo,
tree of life, magnolia), as well as those from North
America (pricking spruce tree, white pine, white cedar,
California cypress, red oak and moor oak, black nut
tree, tulip tree, Canada carob tree, American and
sugar maples, Gleditsia, catalpa).
Generally, there are few green spaces throughout the
city, mostly due to the lack of large avenues which
would normally have grassy divisions between lanes.
The Zoological Garden is located in the suburbs of
Sibiu, a facility with a large number of animals, both
exotic (primates, felines, mammals, reptiles, birds etc.)
and indigenous. In the Zoological Garden, one can
also see a secular oak tree and a group of 9 moor
cypresses. Unfortunately, the Zoological Garden is not
well maintained.
The Dumbrava Sibiului Natural Park, located
outside Sibiu, on the road to Răşinari, is crossed by
the Trinkbach brook, which forms three artificial lakes
along its course: one in the Popular Technology
Museum, and two in the Zoological Garden.
The Dumbrava Forest contains mostly terrace oak
trees, but one can also find hornbeam, wild cherry
tree, elm, common maple, and lime tree. Periodically,
one can see common oak, ash tree, maple and
service tree.
Shrubs present here include the privet, hawthorn,
blackthorn, cornel tree, wild rose, spindle tree,
snowball tree, buckthorn. On the bank of the lake
there is a 400-year-old oak tree. In the herbal layer of
the forest, there are over 100 species of plants,
including: white campion, crocus, lily-of-the-valley,
blueweed, and rabbit lettuce.
In the Dumbrava Forest there are mammals, such as
roebucks, squirrels, hedgehogs, wild boars, mice,
dormice, foxes, and the following birds: big titmouse,
blackbird, bunting, big woodpecker, jay, turtle dove,
owl, hoopoe, cuckoo, chaff finch, gold finch, sparrow,
raven, as well as a great number of insects and
ground invertebrates.
The Păltiniş Recreational Zone, with a surface area
of 1011.5 ha, is located in the Cindrel Mountains, 32
km from Sibiu, at an altitude of 1.450 m. It has a
geographically favourable position for tourism,
particularly due to its vicinity to the villages
surrounding Mărginimea Sibiului as well as to Sibiu,
Tălmaciu, Sebeş and Cisnădie. The resort is well
known for the therapeutic qualities of its ozone rich
fresh air, and has an accommodation capacity of 15
units, 4 of which are historical monuments.
The pressure exerted over the landscape can be
lessened through the practice of a rational, ecological
tourism, which would restore the identity of the natural
environment.