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Poiana Sibiului

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Total population

3,178

Air quality index

55Moderate
Elevation855 m
Coordinates45.81°, 23.73°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Poiana Sibiului is a village in Sibiu, Romania. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 45.809°, 23.730°. Around 3,178 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The location receives about 1,293 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.8089
Longitude
23.7304
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
19.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
71
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,548
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    44
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    40
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    33
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    28
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    27
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24
  • Common House-Martin
    Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    23

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
17
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2023-02-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

V
Victor Capesius
Concentration camp pharmacist, Nazi war criminal (1907–1985)
Martin Bottesch
Martin Bottesch
Romanian politician (b. 1953)
A
Andreas Rieger
Florian Aaron
Florian Aaron
Romanian journalist (1805–1887)
H
Hans Liebhardt
Romanian journalist
Cornel Medrea
Cornel Medrea
Romanian sculptor
V
Vasile Oltean
Romanian philologist
C
Corneliu Georgescu
Gheorghe Seculici
Gheorghe Seculici
politician
I
Ilie Măcelar
19th century Romanian political figure in Transylvania
V
Vasile Coman
V
Vasile Dobrian
Romanian painter
A
Andreas Möckel
German historian of the modern age and university teacher
Ioana Postelnicu
Ioana Postelnicu
Romanian novelist
E
Eugen Tănase
Romanian linguist
V
Victor Precup
Romanian military officer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sibiu

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,805 ft (855 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.54
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,293

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Seen 2026-08-28
European beech
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
Seen 2026-08-26
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Seen 2026-08-05
Schmidt's Bright Bush-cricket
Schmidt's Bright Bush-cricket
Poecilimon schmidtii
Seen 2026-08-02
Touch-me-not Balsam
Touch-me-not Balsam
Impatiens noli-tangere
Seen 2026-08-02
white campion
white campion
Silene latifolia
Seen 2026-08-02
Forest Bug
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
Seen 2026-08-02
The Flirt
The Flirt
Russula vesca
Seen 2026-08-02
red-berried elder
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
Seen 2026-08-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org