History of Sibiu

1191 - Mentioned for the first time in a document of the Vatican, under the name "Cibinium" (due to the river Cibin that flows through the city)

1241 - Mongol victory over the Hungarian army, April 10

1292 - The first hospital in the Kingdom of Hungary was attested.

1380 - The first documented school in the Kingdom of Hungary.

1494 - The first pharmacy in the Kingdom of Hungary.

1534 - The first paper mill in the Kingdom of Hungary.

1544 - The first book in the Romanian language was printed in Sibiu, funded by John II Sigismund Zápolya. This was in Cyrillic letters.

1551 - Conrad Haas's experiment with rockets.

1570 - The Ottoman-dependent Principality of Transylvania was formed after the Ottoman conquest in Hungary.

1671 - Methane gas was discovered near Sibiu.

1782 - Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein discovered the chemical element tellurium.

1788 - First theatre in Transylvania.

1795 - The first lightning rod in Transylvania and in Southeastern Europe was installed in Nagydisznód (present-day Cisnădie).

1817 - The Brukenthal Museum, the first museum in Transylvania was opened.

1867 - The Principality of Transylvania was reunited