Avrig

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Avrig
Town

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Location of Avrig
Avrig

Location of Avrig

Coordinates: 45°42′29″N 24°22′29″E / 45.70806°N 24.37472°ECoordinates: 45°42′29″N 24°22′29″E / 45.70806°N 24.37472°E
Country  Romania
County Sibiu County
Status Town
Government
 • Mayor Arnold Günter Klingeis (FDGR)
Area
 • Total 133.36 km2 (51.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 12,095
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website

http://www.cjsibiu.ro/ro/avrig.php Avrig blog http://www.avrig.eu

Portal Avrig http://www.avrigul.ro

Avrig (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈvriɡ]; German: Freck, Hungarian: Felek) is a town in the Sibiu County, Romania. It has a population of 12,095 and the first documents attesting its existence date to 1346.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1992 14,965—    
2002 16,215+8.4%
2011 12,095−25.4%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, 95.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 2.1% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma and 0.5% Germans.

Geography

The town administers four villages: Bradu (Gierelsau; Fenyőfalva), Glâmboaca (Hühnerbach; Glimboka), Mârşa and Săcădate (Sekadaten; Oltszakadát).

It lies on the left bank of the river Olt (at the mouth of the Avrig River), close to the Făgăraş Mountains, at about 26 km (16 mi) from Sibiu on the road towards Braşov. It is the main starting point for the trekking routes in the western part of the mountains, and also on access point at a great number of chalets in the mountains: Cabana Poiana Neamţului, Cabana Bârcaciu, Cabana Ghiocelul.

Tourism

The most important objective in the town is the Brukenthal Summer Palace built in 1771, a baroque summer residence of baron Samuel von Brukenthal, the governor of Transylvania. Also two old churches can be found there: the evangelical church, built in the 13th century and fortified in the 16th century and the orthodox church, built in the 18th century.

Bradu village features a fortified church first attested in 1315, with the last major modification in 1804.

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