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Local Plan for Sustainable Development of Sibiu Municipality

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MUNICIPALITY<br />

ASTRA Library<br />

The issue <strong>of</strong> creating a national library first came up in<br />

1861, with the foundation <strong>of</strong> the ASTRA association.<br />

Today, the library houses over 750,000 volumes,<br />

48,000 magazines, and 12,000 manuscripts.<br />

Cultural magazines<br />

Two <strong>of</strong> the most important Romanian culture<br />

magazines are published in <strong>Sibiu</strong>: Transilvania<br />

magazine and Euphorion magazine.<br />

ASTRA Film Fest<br />

The International Festival <strong>for</strong> documentaries and<br />

visual anthropology, ASTRA FILM FEST, started as a<br />

<strong>for</strong>um <strong>for</strong> anthropological documentaries in Eastern<br />

Europe, similar to international great festivals <strong>of</strong> this<br />

kind.<br />

Trying to captivate the multitude <strong>of</strong> aspects <strong>of</strong><br />

contemporary society from one objective perspective,<br />

ASTRA Film Fest promotes, biannually, the high<br />

quality documentary.<br />

Cultural Agenda 2003 – the most important events:<br />

ORGANISER EVENT DATE<br />

The United Photo Clubs Ass. in<br />

Romania - Photoclub Orizont <strong>Sibiu</strong><br />

The 10-th International Photographic Art Exhibition in <strong>Sibiu</strong> January<br />

The <strong>Sibiu</strong> Knights Order The Medieval Festival <strong>Sibiu</strong>, 3rd Ed. August<br />

The GONG Theatre The La STRADA International Unconventional Art Festival, 7th Ed. April-May<br />

The Lucian Blaga University in <strong>Sibiu</strong> The Emil Cioran Conference, 9th Ed May<br />

Pro Art Hermannstadt Foundation The International Jazz Festival in <strong>Sibiu</strong> May<br />

Radu Stanca Theatre The International Theatre Festival in <strong>Sibiu</strong>, 10th Ed. May- June<br />

ASTRA The National Olympics "Traditional Artistic Crafts" July<br />

The <strong>Sibiu</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> Culture House The International Folk Music Festivals France-Spain July-August<br />

People <strong>for</strong> Art Association Summer University 2003, 3rd Ed July<br />

ASTRA The National Festival <strong>for</strong> Popular Traditions in Romania July-August<br />

The <strong>Sibiu</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> Culture House The Carl Filtsch International Piano Festival August-September<br />

ASTRA The Folk Craftsmen in Romania Fair 19th Ed. August<br />

The <strong>Sibiu</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> Culture House The <strong>Sibiu</strong> Autumn Festival September-October<br />

The Military Circle The International Military Music Festival, 2nd Ed. September<br />

The <strong>Sibiu</strong> <strong>Municipality</strong> Culture House The Christmas Fair December<br />

I.5.3.2. Mass-media<br />

The mass-media component is strong in <strong>Sibiu</strong>, and is<br />

represented by eight local newspapers, <strong>of</strong> which four<br />

daily newspapers, two cultural magazines, three<br />

newspapers <strong>for</strong> classified ads, seven local radio<br />

stations, and four local television stations.<br />

I.5.3.3. <strong>Sibiu</strong>, European Cultural Capital <strong>for</strong> 2007<br />

The city <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sibiu</strong> is a contestant <strong>for</strong> the title <strong>of</strong><br />

European Cultural Capital <strong>for</strong> 2007, along with<br />

Luxembourg.<br />

In April 2004, the European Commission jury<br />

recommended <strong>Sibiu</strong> <strong>for</strong> the title <strong>of</strong> European Cultural<br />

Capital <strong>for</strong> 2007. The Selection Jury submitted its

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