Avrig (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈvriɡ]; German: Freck/Fryck, Transylvanian Saxon: Freck/Fraek, Hungarian: Felek) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It has a population of 12,815 and the first documents attesting its existence date to 1346. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14,965 | — |
| 2002 | 14,260 | −4.7% |
| 2011 | 12,815 | −10.1% |
| 2021 | 12,534 | −2.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2011 census, 95.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 2.1% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma, and 0.5% Germans (Transylvanian Saxons).
Administration and local politics
Town council
The town's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections:[citation needed]
| Party | Seats | Current Council | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 8 | |||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 4 | |||||||||
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) | 3 | |||||||||
| United Right Alliance (ADU) | 2 | |||||||||
Geography
The town administers four villages: Bradu (Gierelsau; Fenyőfalva), Glâmboaca (Hühnerbach; Glimboka), Mârșa and Săcădate (Sekadaten; Oltszakadát). It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania.
It lies on the left bank of the river Olt (at the mouth of the Avrig River), close to the Făgăraș Mountains, at about 26 km (16 mi) from Sibiu on the road towards Brașov. 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 Neamțului, Cabana Bârcaciu, Cabana Ghiocelul.
Economy
Avrig SA Glass Factory, a company specialized in lime mouthblown glass, started its origins in Avrig in the 17th century.[3]
Mârșa village is the site of the Mecanica Mârșa Works, which manufactures auto-trailers and military vehicles.[4]
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.
Natives
- Romulus Cândea (1886 – 1973), ecclesiastical historian
- Gheorghe Lazăr (1779 – 1823), founder of the first Romanian-language school
- Vasile Stoica (1889 – 1959), diplomat
Image gallery
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Brukenthal Summer Palace -
Avrig -
The medieval fortified Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon church of Avrig -
The medieval Evangelical Lutheran Transylvanian Saxon fortified church of Bradu village -
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Avrig in the Grand Duchy of Transylvania, 1769-1773 -
Avrig in Sibiu County
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Scurt Istoric". Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ "Umem". Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
External links
- Avrig Town Hall Official Site (in Romanian)
- Brukenthal Palace Avrig
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