Jibou (Romania)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ג'יבו (רומניה)
Name (Latin)
Jibou (Romania)
Other forms of name
Jibau (Romania)
Jiboul (Romania)
Zsibó (Romania)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 309855771
Wikidata: Q660417
Library of congress: no2014100768
Sources of Information
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum catalog, 30 July 2014(Jibou (Romania))
  • NGA GEOnet, 30 July 2014(Jibou; PPL, 47°16ʹ00ʺN, 023°15ʹ00ʺE; Sălaj, Romania; variants: Jibau, Jiboul)
  • Recensământ 2002 web site, 30 July 2014(Jibou o. / Zsibó város (SJ))
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Wikipedia description:

Jibou (Romanian: [ʒiˈbow] ; Hungarian: Zsibó [ˈʒiboː]; German: Siben; Yiddish: זשיבוי) is a town in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. In 2021 it had a population of 9,677. Jibou includes the town proper and other four villages: Rona (Hungarian: Szilágyróna), Cuceu (Kucsó), Husia (Hosszúújfalu), and Var (Szamosőrmező). Jibou is 25 km (16 mi) northeast of the county seat Zalău; the two are linked by national road DN1H and county road DJ108A, as well as by railroad. Its major attractions are the old Wesselényi Castle, Vasile Fati Botanical Garden, and the thermal baths.

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