Cibin River

Coordinates: 45°38′51″N 24°17′29″E / 45.6475°N 24.29139°E / 45.6475; 24.29139

Cibin River
The Cibin River at Gura Râului
Countries	Romania
Counties	Sibiu County
Tributaries
- left	Hârtibaciu
Towns	Sibiu
Source
- location	Cindrel Mountains, Junction of headwaters: Râul Mare and Râul Mic.
Mouth	Olt River
- location	near Tălmaciu
- coordinates	45°38′51″N 24°17′29″E / 45.6475°N 24.29139°E / 45.6475; 24.29139
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.

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

• Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
• Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
• Trasee turistice - judeţul Sibiu [1]

Maps

• Harta Munții Cibin [2]
• Harta Munții Cindrelului [3]
• Harta judeţului Sibiu [4]

Cibin River, at the passing in the town of Sibiu.