" I rubbed my eyes in amazement. The town where I found myself did not seem to be in Transylvania...the narrow streets and old gabbled houses made me think of Nurenberg."
Walter Starkie -1929
The town of Sibiu has a rich history of nearly a thousand years, the first document dates from 1191.Not many Romanian cities have such a heritage.Here are some of the main events, most of them are very important for Romanian history:
| 1292 | The first hospital in Romania. |
| 1380 | The first documented school in Romania |
| 1494 | The first pharmacy in Romania |
| 1534 | The first papermill in Romania |
| 1544 | The first book in Romanian is printed here. |
| 1551 | The first experiment with rockets in the world by Conrad Hass |
| 1671 | The methane gas is discovered near Sibiu |
| 1782 | Franz Joseph M�ller discovers the chemical element Telur |
| 1795 | At Cisnadie is installed the first lightning rod in SE Europe. |
| 1797 | Samuel von Hahnemann opens the world first laboratory of homeopathy |
| 1817 | Brukenthal Museum, the first museum in Romania |
| 1852 | First issue of Telegraful Roman the oldest newspaper in SE Europe |
| 1859 | The Liars Bridge, the first cast-iron bridge in Romania |
| 1875 | The first engineering manufacturing in Transylvania |
| 1896 | The first electric power in Romania and the first power line in this part of Europe. |
| 1904 | The second city in Europe where an electric tramway is used |
| 1928 | The first Zoological Garden in Romania |
| 1989 | The second city in Romania rising against the Communists |