Cibin River
Sign in to saveThe Cibin (; ) is a river in central Romania, in the south part of Transylvania. Its source is close to the highest peak in the Cindrel Mountains (known also as Cibin Mountains) of the Southern Carpathian Mountains. Upstream from its confluence with the Râul Mic, the river is also called the Râul Mare. The river flows entirely in Sibiu County.
Key facts
- River.name
- Cibin
- River.image
- Guraro-zibin.jpg
- River.image_caption
- The Cibin at Gura Râului
- River.map
- Raul Cibin.png
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Romania
- River.subdivision_type2
- Counties
- River.subdivision_name2
- Sibiu County
- River.subdivision_type3
- Towns
- River.subdivision_name3
- Sibiu
- River.discharge1_location
- mouth
- River.source1
- Cindrel Mountains
- River.mouth
- Olt
- River.mouth_location
- near Tălmaciu
- River.tributaries_left
- Săliște, Hârtibaciu
- River.tributaries_right
- Sadu
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 429
- Image
- Guraro-zibin.jpg
- Length
- 82
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- Cibin River
- watershed area
- 2184
- discharge
- 14.7
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The Cibin (; ) is a river in central Romania, in the south part of Transylvania. Its source is close to the highest peak in the Cindrel Mountains (known also as Cibin Mountains) of the Southern Carpathian Mountains. Upstream from its confluence with the Râul Mic, the river is also called the Râul Mare. The river flows entirely in Sibiu County.
The Cibin is an important tributary of the river Olt, flowing into it near Tălmaciu, in the immediate vicinity of the Podu Olt railway station. Its length is and its basin size is .
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