Sibiu (, antiquated, Sibiiu; , Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Härmeschtat, ) is a city in Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 147,245. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt. Now the capital of Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 and 1849-1865 Sibiu was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania.