Jibou

Sister cities

• Glauchau

History

The city is located in a Daco-Roman area and developed early as a rural settlement. The first documentary attestation of Jibou dates to 1205, under the name Chybur. Among the many names Jibou bore are the titles villa (town) in 1219 and oppidum (fortified town) in 1564, which attest the importance of the locality at the time. Jibou is likely older than its first documentary attestation, given that the Roman road connecting the castra of Tihău with that of Porolissum passed through its boundary. The other component localities were noted a little later: Rona in 1338, Cuceu in 1388, Husia in 1405 and Var in 1469. The development of Jibou continued in medieval times, but suffered from Turkish invasions such as those in 1610 and 1665. (see Battle of Zsibó) taken against Habsburg rule. The Wesselényi family played an important role in the evolution of Jibou, which built a castle there in 1584; today, only traces of the foundation are preserved. The construction of the current castle, the largest baroque complex in Transylvania, began in 1778 and lasted more than 30 years. The most prominent representative of this family was Baron Miklós Wesselényi Jr., who lived between 1796 and 1850. Miklós Wesselényi appears at Gârbou, taking Haller by surprise, who did not expect such a gesture. As a result of this conflict, Haller sends Wesselényi to trial for six counts: "blasphemy, crooked oath, fire implementing threat, challenge to a duel, infestation and arrest of royal officials, disturbing public security". The process is settled only after three years, when the very Emperor Joseph II, son of Maria Theresa, condemns Wesselényi to several years of prison at Kufstein. The last forty-eighter revolutionary army in Europe, made up of about 8,000 soldiers commanded by General Kazinczy,…

Geography

Jibou is situated in the northeastern region of Sălaj County, Romania. It is positioned on the left bank of the Someș River, where it meets the Agrij River. The town is located at the coordinates of approximately 47°16′N latitude and 23°15′E longitude.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20
• Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush

  Amorpha fruticosa L. · Magnoliopsida
  19
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  19
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  16
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  16
• Japanese Knotweed

  Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
  14
• Jerusalem Artichoke

  Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
  14

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2025-10-15
  3 km SSW of Porumbești, Romania
• M 4 — 2015-07-19
  8 km WSW of Neresnytsya, Ukraine
• M 2.6 — 2006-12-08
  10 km NNW of Horea, Romania
• M 3.1 — 2006-11-15
  5 km SE of Vary, Ukraine
• M 3 — 2006-07-14
  5 km NNE of Dobre?ti, Romania
• M 3.1 — 2005-05-17
  4 km SSE of M?rg?u, Romania