Agnita

Agnita
	Agnita
	Saxon Fortified Church in Agnita
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	; Agnita Location of Agnita
	Coordinates: 45°58′23″N 24°37′2″E / 45.97306°N 24.61722°E
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Town
	Government
- Mayor	Radu Crucean (People's Action)
	Area
- Total	96.2 km2 (37.1 sq mi)
	Population (2002)
- Total	10,886
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primaria-agnita.ro/

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Agnita (German: Agnetheln, Hungarian: Szentágota, Transylvanian Saxon Ongenîtlen) is a town on the Hârtibaciu river in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is considered the locality in the center of the country. The population was 10,866 as of the 2002 census, of which 93.07% are Romanians, 3.48% Germans, 3.36% Hungarians.

[edit] History

The first document mentioning it is a land sale contract signed in 1280 by one Henric from Sancta Agatha. In 1376, Louis I of Hungary granted to the village the right to hold a market. In 1466, Matthias Corvinus granted to the village the right to carry trials (jus gladi) and built a fortress to defend the Kingdom of Hungary from the Ottoman Empire.