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| 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/ | ||
Agnita (Romanian pronunciation: [aɡˈnita] ( listen); German: Agnetheln; Hungarian: Szentágota; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: 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 town administers two villages, Coveş and Ruja. The population was 10,866 as of the 2002 census, of which 93.07% are Romanians, 3.48% Germans and 3.36% Hungarians.
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.