Axente Sever, Sibiu

Commune in Sibiu, Romania
46°6′N 24°13′E / 46.100°N 24.217°E / 46.100; 24.217CountryRomaniaCountySibiuPopulation
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,286Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code
557025
Vehicle reg.SBWebsiteaxentesever.ro

Axente Sever (until 1931 Frâua; German: Frauendorf; Hungarian: Asszonyfalva) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, named after Ioan Axente Sever.

The commune is composed of three villages: Agârbiciu (Arbegen; Szászegerbegy), Axente Sever and Șoala (Schaal; Sálya). In each of these three villages there are Saxon fortified churches erected in the 14th century and fortified till the 16th century.

The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Axente Sever and Agârbiciu.[2]

Gallery

  • Fortified Church of Axente Sever
    Fortified Church of Axente Sever
  • Fortified Church of Axente Sever
    Fortified Church of Axente Sever
  • Fortified Church of Axente Sever
    Fortified Church of Axente Sever
  • Axente Sever
    Axente Sever
  • The main street
    The main street

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.

Augustin Ioan and Hanna Derer. The Fortified Churches of the Transylvanian Saxons. Noi Media Print, 2004

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