Movile

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St. Michael's Church in Movile
St. Michael's Church in Movile

Movile (Hungarian: Százhalom German: Hundertbücheln) is a village in the Iacobeni municipality, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is noted for its medieval fortifications constructed by German immigrants at the behest of the Hungarian King in the 12th and 13th centuries.

In 1910 the population was 247 Saxons (sasi). Movile was part of Hungary until 1919 when it was transferred to Romania. By 1992, all of the Germans had left and the population was 347 Romanians.

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