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<B><font color='navy' size='1'><center> SETTLEMENT
The district of Sibiu is situated in the centre of
ROMANIA, in the South - East of Transylvania.
The geographical centre of te country is localized at
Dealul Frumos (The Beautiful Hill), near the town Agnita.
It is marked, on the map of the district,on the parallels
45030' and 46017' northern latitude and the meridians 23054'and 24057'.
Area: 5.422 km2, representing 2,3 percents from the country's area.

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
Varied, in plateaus. In the South and South - West it
is bordered by Fagaras Mountains (Negoi Peak - 2.535 m;
Buteanu's Hunting - 2.508 m), Lotru Mountains, Cindrel
Mountains (Cindrel Peak - 2.244m, Serbota - 2.006 m)
populated with forests, pastures and glacial lakes.

Sibiu Depression - watered by the river with the same
name, Fagaras Depression - watered by the Olt river and
Secas or Apold Depressions, border in this area the
vast Transylvanian Plateau, being part of it.

In the district of Sibiu there also is Hartibaciu
Plateau, watered by the river with the same name and
Tarnave Plateau, including the hydrographic basins of
the rivers Tarnava Mare and Tarnava Mica, affluents of
Mures. The mountains represent 30% from the area of the
district, the plateaus - 50%, the rivers and their
meadows - 20%.