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.
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 Location in Sibiu County | |
  Axente Sever Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°6′N 24°13′E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Sibiu |
| Population (2011)[1] | 3,690 |
| 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.
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Fortified Church of Axente Sever
Fortified Church of Axente Sever
Fortified Church of Axente Sever
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References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
Augustin Ioan and Hanna Derer. The Fortified Churches of the Transylvanian Saxons. Noi Media Print, 2004
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