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Axente Sever, Sibiu

Coordinates: 46°06′N 24°13′E / 46.100°N 24.217°E / 46.100; 24.217
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Axente Sever
Commune
Country Romania
CountySibiu County
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,690
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
557025
Websiteaxentesever.ro

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

  • 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
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46°06′N 24°13′E / 46.100°N 24.217°E / 46.100; 24.217

References

  1. ^ Tab3. Populaţia stabilă pe sexe şi grupe de vârstă – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune; retrieved on Jan 3, 2015

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

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