Hipodrom is a residential district located in the southern part of
Sibiu
Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...
,
Romania
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. It is one of the most densely populated districts of the city, housing one third of the population. The district is separated into four smaller districts (Hipodrom I, II, III and IV) although in official records it is considered as a whole.
The name comes from the former hippodrome that was located in the region which was demolished by the
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He was ...
regime to make space for apartment buildings.
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Districts of Sibiu