Axente Sever (until 1931 Frâua; German: Frauendorf; Hungarian: Asszonyfalva) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, named after Ioan Axente Sever.
Axente Sever | |
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 Location in Sibiu County | |
  Axente Sever Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°6′N 24°13′E / 46.100°N 24.217°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sibiu |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,286 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 557025 |
| Vehicle reg. | SB |
| Website | axentesever |
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]
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Fortified Church of Axente Sever -
Fortified Church of Axente Sever -
Fortified Church of Axente Sever -
Axente Sever -
The main street
References edit
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "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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