Cibin River
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The Cibin River at Gura Râului
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| Countries | Romania |
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| Counties | Sibiu County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Hârtibaciu |
| - right | Sadu |
| Towns | Sibiu |
| Source | |
| - location | Cindrel Mountains, Junction of headwaters: Râul Mare and Râul Mic. |
| Mouth | Olt River |
| - location | near Tălmaciu |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Basin | 2,184 km2 (843 sq mi) |
| Discharge | mouth |
| - average | 14.7 m3/s (519 cu ft/s) |
| Official River Code | VIII.1.120 |
Cibin (German: Zibin; Hungarian: Szeben) is a river in central Romania, in the South part of Transylvania. Its source is in the Cindrel Mountains (known also as Cibin Mountains) of the Southern Carpathian Mountains. The river is formed at the junction of two headwaters: Râul Mare and Râul Mic. The river flows entirely in Sibiu County. The source is close to the highest peak in the Cibin Mountains.
It is an important tributary of the Olt River, flowing into this close to Tălmaciu, in the immediate vicinity of the Podu Olt railway station. Its total length is of 82 km.
The river forms the depression (Sibiu Depression) in which lies the city of Sibiu through which it flows. Close to the mountains, the river flows through the Mărginimea Sibiului area, known for its strong Romanian traditions. Two of the biggest communes of Sibiu County - Gura Râului and Orlat are situated on the river banks.
The economical importance or the river comes from the dam close to Gura Râului, which, besides generating electrical power, represents the biggest source of drinking water for the city of Sibiu. Also a few construction aggregate quarries stations are situated on the river.
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Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Cibin:
Left: Râul Mic, Breaza, Pârâul Negru (near Orlat), Rusciori, Hârtibaciu (near Veştem)
Right: Râul Mare, Valea Cărbunarului, Valea Mare, Mărăjdia, Valea Lupului, Trinkbach, Valea Aurie, Valea Săpunului, Sebeş, Pârâul Argintului, Râul Tocilelor, Pârâul Sărăţii, Sadu (near Tălmaciu), Lungşoara
References
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- Trasee turistice - județul Sibiu[1]
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Cibin.jpg
Cibin River, at the passing in the city of Sibiu.
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