First attested in a document written in 1191 by Pope Celestin III, Sibiu was once known as Hermannsdorf, then -- after gaining the rank of civitas in 1366 -- as Hermannstadt.
Sibinj se prvi put pominje u dokumentu koji je 1191. napisao Papa Selestin III; u to vreme se zvao Hermansdorf, a zatim, pošto je dobio titulu grada 1366. godine – nazvan je Hermanštat.