Axente Sever, Sibiu

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
Commune
Location in Sibiu County
Location in Sibiu County
Axente Sever is located in Romania
Axente Sever
Axente Sever
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°6′N 24°13′E
CountryRomania
CountySibiu
Population
 (2011-10-31)[1]
3,690
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
557025
Vehicle reg.SB
Websiteaxentesever.ro

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]

  • 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 stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (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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